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As interpreted and adapted for the best interests of tiie 

PHILADELPHIA 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

By 

The Supervisory Committee on Athletics 

Edited by 

CARL A. HUMMEL, 

Supervisor of Boys' Athletics, Philadelphia Public Schools 
September I, 1922 



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CONTENTS 



Page 

Preface 5 

Supervisory Committee jNIembcrs 1922-23 7 

Chairman of Committees 1922-23 9 

Value of Athletics 11 

Schedules for 1922-23 Season — 

Elementary Schools Field Day 19 

High Schools 13 

Junior High Schools 15 

Results of 1921-22 Activities — 

Elementary Schools — Boys 49 

Elementary Schools — Girls 57 

High Schools — Boys ' 29 

High Schools — Girls 41 

Junior High Schools 45 

Athletic Ability Tests 67 

Athletics in Boys' High Schools — 

Prankford 71 

Germantown 73 

Northeast 77 

South Philadelphia 79 

West Philadelphia 81 

Athletics in Girls' High Schools — 

Frankford 88 

Germantown 92 

Kensington 91 

South Philadelphia 95 

West Philadelphia 98 

William Penn 93 

Athletics in Junior High and Continuation Schools — 

McCall 99 

Mitchell 99 

Thomas 101 

Tilden '. 103 

Athletics in Elementary Schools — 

Alcorn 106 

Burk 106 

Calhoun 131 

Childs 106 



Pa;.'*- 

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Ilack.'tt lOil 

Jlalliwcll !(»!• 

Ilallowcll Ill 

Ilaima ; . Ill 

Ilarrity •. 11". 

IIayii<> li:> 

Hopkinsou 11") 

Kolloy 11(1 

Kondertiin 1 1<> 

K<'y 1 1 <; 

Ijawtoii 117 

Lincoln lis 

Manayiiiik lis 

IMartin 11 

McCall 11 

McMicha«'l 1 lit 

Meade •. 1 

Miller. E. S 1 

Mill.T, \V. K 1 

Mount Vt-nioii 1 

AInlil('nl)iirj; 1 

Kicliols 1 

Peirce, T. M 1 

Poe 1 

Potter 1 

Head. F 1 

■ Kutledjic 1 

Sharswood 1 

Sheridan 1 

Steel ' 1 

Stetson 1 

Tilfjhnian 1 

Welsh 1 

Vaujihan 1 

Whittier 1 

Wilson. .1 1 

Rules Governinn Inlcrschool ^'onipel ition — 

Contin\iation Schools 141 

Elementary Echools 145 

High Scho(ds i:{:i 

Junior Ilisrh Schools 141 

Normal Scliool i:;;^ 

Intcri.retation of .\thleties 14!) 

Aims of Sniicrvision 14i) 



PREFACE 

In 1916, the Supervisory Committee on Atliletics published "Ath- 
letic and Recreative Activities of the Philadelphia Public Schools." 
This athletic handbook proved of valuable assistance in fostering 
athletic competition among the various schools and especially since it 
advocated the advancement of "mass athletics," which at that time 
was invading every section of the country. 

Within the past six years the change from "spectacular athletics," 
with its "chosen few," to the safe and sane policy of mass competi- 
tion, which aims at the all-round development of the entire student 
body, has been stupendous. School systems have been forced to meet 
the pressing demands of play for the child and recreation for the 
adult. Championships are being awarded on the basis of school per- 
formances based upon the team's work. Teachers and coaches who 
formerly spent their time training a dozen "stars" are now engaged in 
directing the organized play of five hundred or more pupils. 

School administrators are demanding at least one hour of play per 
day per pupil. More consideration is being given the hygienic side of 
the school building with the effect that remedial physical education is 
rapidly being supplanted by preventive measures that will furnish 
stronger, healthier and more efficient citizens. 

The Division of Physical Education and the Supervisory Committee 
on Athletics of the Philadelphia Public Schools have been fortunate in 
having the support of the Philadelphia Board of Public Education, 
with the result that organized athletics have increased greatly within 
the Philadelphia Public School system. 

In presenting this athletic handbook, the Supervisory Committee on 
Athletics offers in a very condensed form the athletic principles and 
activities of the Philadelphia Public Schools as interpreted by its 
various members and teachers interested in health education and 
wishes to thank the many contributors (too numerous to mention indi- 
vidually) for their sincere co-operation in making the publishing of 

the book possible. 

Carl A. Hummel. 




THE ANDREW J. MORRISON TROPHY. 
Presented by Students of the Northeast High School, 1922. Awarded annually 
to the Boys' High School scoring the highest total of points in all interschool 
athletics during the year. 



PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 



Superintendent of Schools 
EDWIN C. BROOME 

Director of Physical Education 
WILLIAM A. STECHER 

Supervisor of Boys' Athletics 
CARL A. HUMMEL 

Supervisor of Girls' Athletics 
JANET B. WALTER 



Members of the Supervisory Committee on Athletics 
September, 1922, to September, 1923. 
Boys' High and Normal Scfwol Section — 

William A. Stecher Director of Physical Education, Chairman 

Carl A. Hummel Supervisor of Boys' Athletics, Secretary-Treasurer 

Matthew C. O'Brien Central High School 

Elwood a. Geiges Frankford High School 

Harry Davison Germantown High School 

Robert Smith Normal School 

Henry Brachhold Northeast High School 

Irvin W. Anthony West Philadelphia High School 

Grover C. Mueller South Philadelphia High School 

Girls' High and Normal School Section — - 

William A. Stecher Director of Physical Education, Chairman 

Janet B. Walter Supervisor of Girls' Athletics, Secretary-Treasurer 

Louise Reichelt Frankford High School 

Helen Cullen Germantown High School 

Ev aline Young Girls' High School 

May S. Lukert Kensington High School 

Margaret Logan Normal School 

Edith A. Brown South Philadelphia High School 

Stella C. Cullen West Philadelphia High School 

Ida Holzbaur William Penn High School 




TUK 1'uin(M';ton cup. 

Presented by Princeton University. I'Grpotual Base Ball Championship Trophy 

for Philadelphia Public Uich Schools for Boys. Won by — (Jerniantown, 1905 

Central, 1906; Northeast, 1907: Northeast. I'JOS: Central, 1909; Centi-al, 1910 

Central, 1911; Northeast, 1912; Central, 1913; Central, 1914; Northeast,- 191.5 

Northeast, 191fi; Central. 1917; West Philarlelphia, 191S; Germantown, 1919 
Frankford, 1920; Germantown, 19L'l; Germantown, 1922. 



Junior High and Continuation School Section — 

William A. Stecher Director of Physical Education, Chairman 

Carl A. Hummel Supervisor of Boys* Athletics. Secretary-Treasurer 

Janet B. Walter Supervisor of Girls" Athletics 

GusTAV A. GoEHRiNG Holmes Junior High School 

Jay Smith Mitchell Junior High School 

Joseph Carpenter Stetson Junior High School 

Edwin Black Thomas Junior High School 

Philip Jacobus Tilden Junior High School 

Elementary School Section — 

William A. Stecher Director of Physical Education, Chairman 

Janet B. Walter Supervisor of Girls' Athletics, Secretary-Treasurer 

Carl A. Hummel Supervisor of Boys' Athletics 

D. WiLLARD Zahn Supervisor, Division of Physical Education 

Robert Miller Supervisor. Division of Physical Education 

Milton Pearce Supervisor, Division of Physical Education 

Philip Lewis Supervisor. Division of Physical Education 

Thomas J. Dobbins Principal of Potter Public School 

Gertrude Golden Principal of Poe Public School 

Clarence Lehr Principal of Gilbert Public School 

Lazarus Sharlip Teacher in the Sharswood Public School 

George Lieberman Teacher in the Lowell Public School 

Walter Snader Teacher in the Hanna Public Schools 



Chairmen of Committees. 
For Year September, 1922 — September, 1923 
Boys' High and Normal School Section — 

Base Ball Mr. Geiges Soccer Mr. Mueller 

Basket Ball Mr. Geiges Swimming Mr. Smith 

Cross-country Dr. O'Brien Tennis Mr. Davison 

Foot Ball Mr. Brachold Track and field Dr. O'Brien 

Golf Mr. Brachold Rules Mr. Hummel 

Gymnastics Mr. Mueller Competition with Non-School Or- 

Ice Hockey Mr. Anthony ganizations Dr. O'Brien 

Girls' High and, Normal School Section — 

Ath. Ability Tests... Miss Holzbaur Tennis Miss Lukert 

Base Ball Miss Brown Track and field Mrs. Reichelt 

Basket Ball Miss Lukert Volley Ball Miss H. Cullen 

Hockey Mrs. Reichelt Rules Miss Lukert 

Junior High and Continuation School Section — 

Base Ball Mr. Carpenter Swimming (girls) Miss Greer 

Basket Ball ( boys ) Mr. Black Track and field : 

Basket Ball ( girls) . . . Miss Tuttle ( Boys ) Mr. Jacobus 

Captain Ball Mrs. Coyle (Girls) Miss Greer 

Soccer Mr. Goehring Volley Ball Mr. Smith. 

Swimming (boys) . . . .Mr. Jacobus Rules Mr. Hummel 




THE CENTRAL HKJH SCHOOL TROPHY. 
Presented by the Class of 1895 of Central High School. Perpetual Championship 
Freshman Base Ball Trophy. Won by— Southern, 1918; Holmes, 1919; Holmes, 
1920; Holmes, 1921; Southern, 1922. 



THE VALUE OF ATHLETICS 

The growth of athletics during the last ten years has been phe- 
nomenal. Even a casual inquiry will show, however, that the growth 
has been principally among younger people, particularly among girls 
and young women. Formerly athletics were indulged in almost 
exclusively by the strongest young men. Now the trend is to have 
suitable athletics for the youth of both sexes from the time they 
approach adolescence and to encourage all people to continue to 
practice some appropriate forms of physical exercise until old age. 

Schools are interested in athletics because they are an essential part 
of physical, mental and social or moral education. Athletics, as now 
interpreted, embrace all the vigorous competitive plays of youth and 
of maturity. The modern school realizes that these vigorous competi- 
tive plays are among its best and most useful tools in the education 
of developing boys and girls. There is, therefore, a growing tendency 
to have athletics well organized and well supervised in order that only 
good results shall accrue. 

The aim of modern supervision of athletics is so to organize these 
plays that they help to build up wholesome play habits. The school 
recognizes the fact that the greatest value of athletics is to be found 
not in their use as public spectacles but rather their use as an instru- 
ment for developing a high type of citizenship. The school is inter- 
ested in athletics because of their exceptional value in the development 
of group consciousness, of educational leadership, of wholesome play 
traditions, as well as in their value in the promotion of health and of 
good recreative habits. 

The modern athletic field is the laboratory in which those precepts 
regarding fair play, honesty, unselfishness and the other social or 
moral virtues are put to a test. Instead of being heard, they are lived. 
They are lived under the stress of competition. They are practiced 
under the wise guidance of trained teachers until they form a firm 
texture of good habits that should make the athlete a better man or 
woman. What we now need is a public awakening to the fact that 
every boy and girl should daily have a chance to visit such a play 
laboratory, and that no school should be considered complete without 
an adequate athletic field in charge of highly trained teachers. 

William A. Stecher, 
Director of Physical Education Philadelphia Public Schools. 




THE DTTCH COMrANY TROPHY. 
I'resentt'd liy The Diilcli Comiian.v. I'crpotual Championship Rasket Ball Trophy, 
riiiladi'lphia I'lililic IliKh Si-hools for Boys. Won by— Central, ]:)l-'-i:',: Southern, 
1913-14: Northeast, IHH-I',; Central, 1915-16: Southern, 1916-17; Nortli.-jist, 1917-18; 
West riiilailelphia, 191S-1'J: Southern, 1919-20; West Philadelphia, 1920-21; 
Southern, 1921-22. 



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SCHEDULE AND PLANS FOR ATHLETIC 
ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 

HIGH SCHOOLS. 

FOOT BALL SCHEDULE, 1922. 

Oct. 19 — West Philadel. at Germantown. Nov. 11 — Northeast at West Philadelphia. 

Oct. 20 — Frankford at Northeast. Nov. 16 — Northeast at Germantown. 

Oct. 26 — Frankford at Central. Nov. 17— West Philadelphia at Central. 
Oct. 27— South Philadel. at Germantown. South Philadelphia at Frankford. 

Nov. 2— Northeast at South Philadelphia. Nov. 23 — West Phila. at South Phila. 

Nov. 3 — (iermantown at Central. Nov. 24 — Frankford at Germantown. 

West Philadelphia at Frankford. Nov. 25 — Central at Northeast. 
Nov. 10— South Philadelphia at Central. 

TENNIS SCHEDULE, 1922. 
Sept. 19 — West Phila. vs. Frankford: Central vs. Northeast; Southern vs. Germantown. 
Sept. 21 — West Phila. vs. Central; Southern vs. Frankford: Germantown vs. Northeast. 
Sept. 26 — West I'hila. vs. Germantown: Central vs. Frankford; Southern vs. Northeast. 
Sept. 28 — West Phila. vs. Southern; Central vs. Gennantown; Frankford vs. Northeast. 
Oct. 3 — West Phila. vs. Northeast; Central vs. Southern; Frankford vs. Germantown. 

BASE BALL SCHEDULE, 1923. 
April 3— Frankford at West Philadelphia; Central at Southern. 

April 6 — Northeast at Frankford: West Phila. at Southern; (iermantown at Catholic. 
April 10 — Catholic at Central; Southern at Northeast; West Phila. at Germantown. 
April IZ' — Southern at Catholic; Central at Frankford: Germantown at Northeast. 
April 17 — Frankford at Germantown; Northeast at West Philadelphia. 
April 20 — Germantown at Southern; Northeast at Central; Catholic at West Phila. 
April 24 — Frankford at Catholic; Central at Germantown. 

April 27 — West Philadelphia at Central; Southern at Frankford; Catholic at Northeast. 
May 1 — West Philadelphia at Frankford; Southern at Central. 

May 4 — Frankford at Northeast; Southern at West Phila.; Catholic at Germantown. 
May 8 — Central at Catholic: Northeast at Southern; Germantown at West Phila. 
May 11 — Catholic at Southern; Frankford at Central; Northeast at Germantown. 
Ma.v 1.5 — Germantown at Frankford; West Philadelphia at Northeast. 
May 18 — Southern at (Jermantown: Central at Northeast; West Phila. at Catholic. 
May 22 — Catholic at Frankford; Germantown' at Central. 
May 25 — Central at West Phila.; Frankford at Southern; Northeast at Catholic. 

SOCCER SCHEDULES, 1922. 
FIRST TEAMS (TUESDAYS). 
Oct. 31 — Central at Southern; Germantown at Northeast; Frankford at West Phila. 
Nov. 7 — Frankford at Central: Southern at Northeast; Germantown at West Phila. 
Nov. 14 — Central at West Phila.: Southern at Germantown; Northeast at Frankford. 
Nov. 21^Northeast at Central; West Phila. at Southern; Germantown at Frankford. 
Nov. 2S^Central at Germantown; Southern at Frankford; West Phila. at Northeast. 

SECOND TEAMS (MONDAYS). 
Oct. 30 — Germantown at Central; Frankford at Southern: Northeast at West Phila. 
Nov. 6 — Central at Northeast; Southern at West Phila.; Frankford at Germantown. 
Nov. 13 — West Phila. at Central; Germantown at Southern; Frankford at Northeast. 
Nov. 20 — Central at Frankford; Northeast at Southern; West Phila. at Germantown. 
Nov. 27— Southern at Central; Northeast at Germantown; West Phila. at Frankford. 

BASKET BALL SCHEDULE, 1922-1923. 
All games start at 3.30 P.M. 
Dec. 5 — Germantown at Central: Southern at Frankford. 
Dec. 6 — AVest Philadelphia at Northeast. 

Dec. 8 — West Phila. at Southern: Germantown at Northeast; Frankford at Central. 
Dec. 12 — Frankford at West Phila.; Southern at Germantown: Northeast at Central. 
Dec. 15— Germantown at West Phila.: Southern at Central: Northeast at Frankford. 




THE DUTCH COMPANY TROPHY. 
Presented by The Dutch Company. Perpetual Champion'Ship Foot Ball Trophy, 
Philadelphia Public High Schools for Boys. Won by Frankford, 1921. 



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Dec. 19 — Northeast at Southern; Central at West Phila.; Frankford at Germantown. 

Jan. 5— Central at Germantown; Northeast at West Phila.; Frankford at Southern. 

Jan. 9— Southern at West Philadelphia; Central at Frankford. 

Jan. 10 — Northeast at Germantown. 

Jan. 12 — West Phila. at Frankford; Germantown at Southern; Central at Northeast. 

Jan. 16 — West Phila. at Germantown; Central at Southern; Frankford at Northeast. 

Jan. 19 — Southern at Northeast; West Phila. at Central; Germantown at Frankford. 

PUBLIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. 

ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES. 
Sept. 28 — Swimming meet for boys. 
Sept. 29 — Swimming meet for girls. 

Oct. 4 — Captain ball and volley ball season opens for girls. 
Oct. 4 — Soccer and volley ball season opens for boys. 
Dec. 6 — Captain ball, soccer and volley ball season closes. 
Dec. 13 — Basket ball season opens for boys. 
Jan. 17 — Basket ball season closes for boys. 
April 25— Base ball and volley ball season opens for boys. 
April 25 — Captain ball and volley ball season opens for girls. 
May 23 — Base ball, captain ball and volley ball seasons close. 
June 1 — Track and field championship meet for boys and girls. 



Oct. 
4 — Tilden at Thomas. 

Mitchell at Holmes. 
11— Stetson at Tilden. 

Thomas at Mitchell. 
IS — Thomas at Stetson. 

Tilden at Holmes. 
25— Mitchell at Tilden. 
Holmes at Stetson. 



SOCCER SCHEDULE, 1922. 
Nov. 
1— Stetson at Mitchell. 
Holmes at Thomas. 
S— Holmes at Mitchell. 

Tilden at Stetson. 
15 — Mitchell at Thomas. 

Holmes at Tilden. 
22 — Stetson at Thomas. 
Tilden at Mitchell. 



Nov. 

29— Thomas at Holmes. 
Mitchell at Stetson. 
Dec. 
6 — Stetson at Holmes. 
Thomas at Tilden. 
13 — Play-off if necessary. 



VOLLEY BALL SCHEDULE (BOYS), 1922. 



Oct. 
4— Tilden at Thomas. 

Mitchell at Holmes. 
11— Stetson at Tilden. 

Thomas at Mitchell. 

IS— Thomas at Stetson. 

Tilden at Holmes. 

25— Mitchell at Tilden. 

Holmes at Stetson. 



Nov. 
1— Stetson at Mitchell. 
Holmes at Thomas. 
8— Holmes at Mitchell. 

Tilden at Stetson. 
15— Mitchell at Thomas. 

Holmes at Tilden. 
22— Stetson at Thomas. 
Tilden at Mitchell. 



Nov. 

29 — Thomas at Holmes. 
Mitchell at Stetson. 
Dee. 

6— Stetson at Holmes. 

Thomas at Tilden. 

13— Play-off if necessary. 



CAPTAIN BALL SCHEDULE (GIRLS), 1922. 



Oct. 
4— Thomas at Tilden. 
Holmes at Mitchell. 
11— Tilden at Stetson. 

Mitchell at Thomas. 
18— Stetson at Thomas. 

Holmes at Tilden. 
25— Tilden at Mitchell. 
Stetson at Holmes. 



Nov. 
1— Mitchell at Stetson. 
Thomas at Holmes. 
8— Mitchell at Holmes. 

Stetson at Tilden. 
15— Thomas at Mitchell. 

Tilden at Holmes. 
22— Thomas at Stetson. 
Mitchell at Tilden. 



Nov. 

29 — Holmes at Thomas. 
Stetson at Mitchell. 
Dec. 

6— Holmes at Stetson. 

Tilden at Thomas. 

13 — Play-off if necessary. 



VOLLEY BALL SCHEDULE (GIRLS), 1922. 



Oct. 
4— Thomas at Tilden. 

Plolmes at Mitchell. 
11— Tilden at Stetson. 

Mitchell at Thomas. 
18 — Stetson at Thomas. 

Holmes at Tilden. 
25— Tilden at Mitchell. 
Stetson at Holmes. 



Nov. 
1— Mitchell at Stetson. 
Thomas at Holmes. 
8 — Mitchell at Holmes. 

Stetson at Tilden. 
15— Thomas at Mitchell. 

Tilden at Holmes. 
22— Thomas at Stetson. 
Mitchell at Tilden. 



Nov. 

29 — Holmes at Thomas. 
Stetson at Mitchell. 
Dec. 

6 — Holmes at Stetson. 

Tilden at Thomas. 

13— Play-off if necessary. 




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THE FOOTBALL ASSOl'LXTION OF EASTERN I'EXXSYLVAN lA TROPHY. 
Presented by The Football Assooiation. Perpetual Cliainpionsliip Soccer Trophy, 
Philadelphia Public High Schools for Boys. Won by — Northeast, 1915; North- 
east, 1916: Frankford, 1917: Frankford, 1918; Frankford, 1919; West Philadelphia, 
1920; Northeast, 1921; Northeast, 1922. 



Sl'ALDIXG'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 17 

IJASKET BALL SCHEDULE (BOYS), 1922-23. 

Oec. Jan. Jan. 

13— Tilden at Thomas. .'5— Thomas at Stetson. 17— Stetson at Mitchell. 

Mitchell at Holmes. Tilden at Holmes. Holmes at Thomas. 

20— Stetson at Tilden. 10— Mitchell at Tilden. 24— Play-off if necessary. 

Thomas at Mitchell. Holmes at Stetson. 

BASE BALL SCHEDULE (BOYS), 1923. 

ipril May May 

25— Thomas at Tilden. 9— Stetson at Thomas. 23— Mitchell at Stetson. 

Holmes at Mitchell Holmes at Tilden. Thomas at Holmes. 

16— Tilden at Mitchell. 25— Play-off if necessary. 
Stetson at Holmes. 



May 
2— Tilden at Stetson. 
Mitchell at Thomas. 



VOLLEY BALL SCHEDULE (BOYS), 1923. 
ipril May May 

25— Thomas at Tilden. 9— Stetson at Thomas. 23— Mitchell at Stetson. 

Holmes at Mitchell. Holmes at Tilden. Thomas at Holmes, 

jjay 16— Tilden at Mitchell. 25 — Play-off if necessary. 

' .1 mij t C.4. ^ Stetson at Holmes. 

2— Tilden at Stetson. 
Mitchell at Thomas. 

CAPTAIN BALL SCHEDULE (GIRLS), 1923. 
\pril May May 

25— Tilden at Thomas. 9— Thomas at Stetson. 23— Stetson at Mitchell. 

Mitchell at Holmes. Tilden at Holmes. Holmes at Thomas, 

jlay 16 — Mitchell at Tilden. 25 — Play-off if necessary. 

. .,i .. i r^.j Holmes at Stetson. 

2 — Stetson at Tilden. 
Thomas at Mitchell. 

VOLLEY BALL SCHEDULE (GIRLS), 1923, 
ipril May May 

25— Tilden at Thomas. 9— Thomas at Stetson. 23— Stetson at Mitchell. 

Mitchell at Holmes. Tilden at Holmes. Holmes at Thomas. 

May 16— Mitchell at Tilden. 25— Play-off if necessary. 

2-Stetson at Tilden. Holmes at Stetson. 

Thomas at Mitchell. 

TRACK AND FIELD MEET. 
The second annual track and field meet of the Philadelphia Public Junior 
High Schools will be held Friday, .Juno 1, l'J23, at 1 :3(» P. M.. at Kingsessinj; 
Recreation Center. .51st and (.'hester Avenue. List of events and other neces- 
sary information is appended. 

Eligibility Rules — Bach school may enter four teams, each team con- 
sisting of twenty participants. Junior boys' team (pupils under 5 feet 2 
inches in height). Junior girls' team (pupils under 5 feet 2 inches in height). 
Senior boys' team (pupils 5 feet 2 inches or over in height). Senior girls' 
team (pupils 5 feet 2 inches or over in height). All participants must be 
under 17 years of age on the day of the meet, and must have received a 
satisfactory rating on the last report card issued. Each team entered must 
compete in all events. The points scored by boys' and girls' teams shall be 
added to determine track and field championship of the Junior High Schools. 

Events for Boys and Girls — 1. Standing Broad Jump (toe-over allowed) ; 
2. Basket Ball Far Throw (overhead) : 3. Tug-of-War (one minute pull) ; 
4. Shuttle Relay Race (boys running 100 yards each, girls running 75 yards 
each) . Spike shoes allowed only in shuttle relay. 

Entry Blanks — Four entry blanks (one for each team) will be sent to each 
school. Enter the names of the twenty contestants in the following order : 
1. Name of captain (who will jump, throw and run first) ; 2. Name of con- 




"PATRIA." 
Perpetual Championship Trophy, Philadelphia Public Ele- 
men'tary Schools' Annual Field Day. Presented by The 
Meadovvbrook Club. Awarded to the school scoring the 
highest total of points in all events. Height of trophy, 
44% inches. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 19 

testant (who will jump, throw and run second), etc. Note: In the Tug-of- 
War the team members may arrange themselves in any order they desire. 
The entry blanks are to be handed to the chairman on the- day of the meet, 
therefore it should not be necessary to make any changes. 

Selecting and Reporting of Teams — It is suggested that those pupils making 
the best performances in their track and field work during the school year 
be given the first honor of trying for the teams. Teams should arrive on the 
ground not later than 1 :15 P. M. Dressing rooms will be provided for boys 
and girls so that they may change their clothing if desired and allow it to 
remain in a safe place during the meet. Teams must be in line and report 
to the chairman on the field not later than 1 :20 P. M. Events start promptly 
at 1 :30 P. M. 



ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS' FIELD DAY. 

The sixteenth annual field day of the Philadelphia Elementary Schools will 
be held Saturday, May 26, 1923, at Belmont Plateau, Fairmount Park, and the 
preceding Sectional Field Days, May 14, 13, 16 and 17, 1923. The exercises 
will consist of four parts : 

PART I (Track and Field Events) will be held at the following Recreation 
Centers, at 1 :30 P. M. : 

1. On the Whitehall Commons, Frankford, May 14, for Districts 

4 and 7. 

2. Fdnfield, 22d Street and Sedgley Avenue, May 15, for Districts 8 

and 5 east of the Schuylkill. 

3. McCOACH, 17th and Catharine Streets, May 16, for Districts 2, 3 and 

6, east of the Schuylkill. 

4. KINGSESSING, 51st Street and Chester Avenue, May 17, for all schools 

west of the Schuylkill. 

PART IV (Dances) 1 „,.., ,, ^ ,, ^ „ , ^ „, . 

T^.Tirr, TTT ,^r ^ si Wi'l ^c held at Belmont Plateau, 

PART III (Mass Exercises) r ^ay 26, at 9 A. M. 

PART II (Games) J 

Sectional meets postponed on account of iiiclement weather will be held on 
a day of the following week, of which the schools will be notified. 

CLASSIFICATION. 
Schools will be classified as follows : 

Class A — Schools having classes to fifth or sixth grades only. 
Class B — Schools having six or less seventh and eighth grades. 
Class C — Schools having seven or more seventh and eighth grades. 

ELIGIBILITY RULES. 
The following will be permitted to compete on teams : 

Class A Schools. 

Junior Boys and Oirls — Those pupils of the fifth and sixth grades in good 
standing under sixteen years of age who are 4 feet 10 inches or under in 
height. 

Senior Boys and Girls — Those with the same qualifications as for Juniors, 
but over 4 feet 10 inches in height. 

Class B Schools. 

Junior Boys and Girls — Those pupils of the grammar grades in good stand- 
ing under sixteen years of age who are 5 feet 1 inch or under in height. 

Senior Boys and Girls — Those with the same qualifications as for Juniors, 
but over 5 feet 1 inch in height. 




"VICTOR." 
I'orpetual Championship Trophy for Boys, Class C Schools Philadelphia Piihlio 
Elementary Schools' Annual Field fiay. Presented by The Plav-round Ass^ 
ciation. Awarded to the school scoring the highest "total of points in boys- 
events. Size of plaque, 14x24 inches. iv^ii^ m uujo 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 21 

Class C Schools. 
Junior Boys and Girls — Same (lualiflcations as in Class B. 
Senior Boys and Girls — Same (lualltications as in Class B. 

No pupil may be on more than one team on either day. 

PART I. 
GROUP CONTEST ( SECTION xiL MEETS). 

There will be three events : 1, Standing Broad Jump ; 2, Basket Ball Far 
Throw : 3, Shuttle Relay Race. 

A school may enter four teams — i. e., Boys' Junior arid Senior and Girls' 
Junior and Senior, each team consisting of ten members. Each team must 
compete in all three events of this group. The team results for all three 
events will be counted in making the awards. Each team must have a 
captain, who take.s charge of the lineup. The teams will be numbered in the 
order of their arrival and will compete in this order. 

1. STANDING BROAD JUMP. 

Alignment. — The captain will line up his team in a line parallel to the 
direction of the jump. All members of the team will keep these places as 
given by the captain in the order in which they are to jump. The captain 
will take his place first in line (No. 1). 

Each member of the team is allowed two jumps, to be taken in succession, 
proceeding as follows : No. 1 takes his first jump, then steps forward out of 
the pit, returning (outside of the pit) to the scratch line for his second jump. 
After this jump he steps forward out of the pit and passes to the end of the 
line, all the others moving up. No. 2 steps up to the scratch line, takes 
his two jumps in the same manner and passes to the end of the line. This 
continues until all have jumped. 

Rules. — The feet of the competitor may be placed in any position, at the 
scratch line, but leave the ground only once in making an attempt to jump. 
When the feet are lifted from the ground twice, or two springs are made in 
making the attempt, it shall count as a trial jump without result. A com- 
petitor may rock forward and back, lifting heels and toes alternately from 
the ground, but may not lift either foot clear of the ground nor slide it 
along the ground in an.v direction. 

The jump is measured from the nearest break in the ground in a perpendic- 
ular line to the edge of the take-off. Of the two jumps made by each con- 
testant, the better one shall count, and the total result for the team will be 
recorded. Toeing over is allowed. The ground will be removed in front of 
take-off. 

Fouls are made by : Hopping or stepping in an attempt to jump. Touching 
the ground in front of the take-off in an attempt to jump. 

Note — After all have jumped, the line will pass to the next field for the 
next event. The members of the team will keep their places and the captain 
will lead. 

BASKET BALL FAR THROW. 

Alignment — To he the same as for the standing broad jump. Each member 
of the team will be given two throws, in succession, proceeding as follows : 
No. 1 steps to the scratch line, throws the ball and remains at the scratch 
line until the ball is returned to hinL He then takes his second throw. After 
this throw he passes back of the line and takes his place at the end. The 
others move up and No. 2 takes his two throws and passes back of the line 
to the end. This continues until all have had two throws. 

Rules — The ball shall be thrown from overhead with both hands. The 
feet should toe the scratch line (best in a side-stride position). The throw 
is measured from where the ball hits the ground in a perpendicular line to 
the scratch line. Whole feet only are counted. Of the two throws made by 
each competitor, the better throw will count, and the total result for the team 
will be recorded. 




"VICTORY." 

Perpetual Championship Trophy for Girls, Class C Schools. Philadelphia Public 
Elementary Schools' Annual Field Day. Presented by Division of Physical 
Education. Awarded to the school scoring the highest total of points in girls' 
events. Height of trophy, 31 inches. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 23 

Fouls are made by : Hopping, jumping, toucliing the ground in front of 
the scratch line with hands or feet. Crossing the scratch line before the 
throw has been recorded. 

3. SHUTTLE RELAY RACE. 

The distance for the boys' relay (juniors and seniors) is 1,000 yards (each 
boy running 100 yards) . 

The distance for the girls' relay (juniors and seniors) is 750 yards (each 
girl running 75 yards) . 

Alignment — Five members of the team shall be arranged behind a post at 
one end of the lane and the remaining five behind a post at the other end. 
At the crack of the starter's pistol the first runner of the team (No. 1), who 
is toeing the scratch line, will start, running in a straightaway course past 
the post behind which the other half of bis team is arranged. As he reaches 
the post he hands a baton to the first runner of that half, who must be ready, 
toeing the scratch line, with his right arm extended behind the post to receive 
the baton. He immediately runs to the other end of the course and hands the 
baton to the nest runner there, who also receives it while toeing the scratch 
line, with his right arm, extended behind the post. This plan is followed 
until each member of the team has run. The total time made by the team 
will be taken. The baton, which will be a stick 10 inches long and 1^4 
inches in diameter, must be furnished by each team. 

Fouls are made by : Passing the baton in front of the post. Dropping the 
baton and failure of runner to recover it personally. Penalty for foul : Dis- 
qualification of the team. 

PART II. 
GAMES. 

On Field Day the schools may enter the teams for games as follows : 

Junior Boys .Junior Girls Senior Boys Senior Girls 

Class A Dodge Ball Dodge Ball Dodge Ball Dodge Ball 

Class B Dodge Ball Dodge Ball Volley Ball Captain Ball 

Class C Dodge Ball Dodge Ball Volley Ball Captain Ball 

Each team must have a captain, and there should be a teacher in charge. 
A school will be credited with 20 points for entering a team. For each game 
won the team will be credited with 20 points. A team is eliminated after 
losing two games. No team will play more than four games, except in case 
of a tie. In such case no additional point will be given for the extra game. 
All games will be governed by the latest rules approved by the Rules Com- 
mittee. The minimum time of halves in all games will be three minutes. 
In case of a tie game, extra periods of two minutes (one minute each way) 
shall be played, until the tie is broken at the end of one of these periods. 

DODGE BALL. 
There will be twelve members to a team. The circle for girls will be 35 
feet and the circle for boys will be 40 feet. A member of the dodge ball team 
cannot be in any other event on that day. 

CAPTAIN BALL. 
There will be ten members to a team. A member of the captain ball team 
cannot be in any other event on that day. 

VOLLEY BALL. 
There will be nine members to a team. The inseam ball will be used. A 
member of the volley ball team cannot be in any other event on that day. 

PART III. 

MASS EXERCISES. 
The mass exercises will be in the form of a drill for boys and girls of 
Class B and Class C. Particulars will appear on a separate circular. The 




"CONQUEROR." 
Perpetual ('haiiuiionsliip Trophy for Boys, Class B Schools, Philadelphia Public 
Elementary Schools' Annual Field Day. Presented by Philadelphia Turnge- 
meinde. Awarded to the school scoring the highest total of points in boys' 
events. Height of trophy, 35 inches. 



SrALDIXO'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 25 

mass exercises will be competitive and will be performed before judges In the 
morniii}?. The participants must be arranged in ranks of four, the taller ones 
on the right. All schools will perfoi-m the exercises en masse in the after- 
noon. It is necessary for a school to talce part in the afternoon in order to 
have the points made in the morning count towards the school score. 

PART IV. 
DANCES. 
The dances are as follows : 

(a) A dance for girls of Class B and Class C. Particulars will appear on a 

separate circular. 

(b) Two folk dances for boys and girls of Class A. Particulars will 

appear on separate circular. 
The dances will be competitive and will l)e performed before judges in the 
morning. All schools will perform the dances en masse in the afternoon. It 
is necessary for a school to take part in the afternoon in order to have the 
points made in the morning count toward the school score. No fancy costumes 
will be allowed. 

TROPHIES AND AWARDS. 

There are seven perpetual trophies. 

The Field Day trophy will be awarded to the school making the greatest 
total of points in all four parts. 

There will also be two trophies awarded in each Class, A, B, and C. 

Points made by boys' teams in Part I (Track and Field) and Part II 
(Games) will be added to form a total. (Same for girls.) 

In each class one trophy will be awarded to the school with the highest 
boys' total and one to the school with the highest girls' total. 

In Part I diplomas will be awarded to boys' and girls' teams winning places 
in both junior and senior events in each class 

In I'arts III and IV diplomas will also be awarded. 

In Part II diplomas will l)e awarded to both boys' and girls' teams winning 
places in the different games. 

If a schoid secures more than one place, only one diploma will be awarded, 
inscribed with the names of all the places. 

SPECIAL NOTES. 

1. Each team must have a captain, and there should also be a teacher in 
charge. The captain of each team should report for the event according to 
the instructions received. He should arrange the niend>ers in line, place sub- 
stitutes and keep the team together until they have finished all competition. 

2. Teams must remain near the ropes unless eliminated by the loss of two 
games. 

Coaches or teachers must remain outside the ropes. 

4. In case of controversy a decision will be rendered only to the teacher in 
charge. 

5. A regulation ball will be furnished for all events. In captain ball and 
dodge ball games and the basket ball far throw the ball to be used will t)e 
the small playground ball. 

6. Each school will find it an advantage to have headquarters on the 
outskirts of the field marked by a flag or banner. Here the pupils can gather, 
and coats, hats or lunches can be left in charge of one of two people. 

7. Each school is responsible for the cleanliness of the headquarters and 
the space immediately surrounding it. Sanitary ofHcers must be appointed 
for this purpose. 

S. Do not throw paper or other refuse on any part of the field. 




"THE WINNER." 
Perpetual Cliampionsliip Trcphy for Oirls, Class B Schools, Philadelphia Public 
Elementarj' Schools' Annual Field Day. Presented by Division of Puysieal 
Education. Awarded to the school scoring the highest total of points in girls' 
events. Height ff trophy, 41 Inches. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



27 



ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 1922-1923. 



Activity. 



FALL SEASON. 

Schedules 
will be 
Mailed 



Mail 
Entries 



j Swimming meet (Boys) Sept. 15 

Swimming meet (Girls) Sept. 15 

Japtain ball (Girls) Sept. 22 Sept. 27 

podge ball (Boys and Girls).. Sept. 22 Sept. 27 

Isoccer (Boys) Sept. 22 Sept. 27 

Volley ball (Boys) Sept. 22 Sept. 27 

Indoor track meet (Girls) Nov. 18 

Indoor track meet (Boys) Dec. 2 



League 
Opens 



Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 



League 
Closes 



Nov. 17 

Nov. 17 

Nov. 17 

Nov. 17 



City 
Champion- 
ship Series 

or Meet 
Sept. 21 
Sept. 22 
Nov. 19-24 
Nov. 19-24 
Nov. 19-24 
Nov. 19-24 
Nov. 25 



SPRING SEASON. 

paptain ball (Girls) Mar. 24 Mar. 28 

loodge ball (Boys and Girls).. Mar. 24 Mar. 28 

Volley ball (Boys) Mar. 24 Mar. 28 

Base ball (Boys) April 21 April 26 

jSectional track meet (Boys 

I and Girls) May 7 

Sinnual Field Day, Belmont... May 7 



April 2 
April 2 
April 2 
April 30 



May 19 May 21-2S 

Mav 19 May 21-26 

May 19 May 21-26 

June 8 June 11-15 

May 14-17 

May 26 




I I'Kt If P.EAUEU." 
Pei'Iietiial (;iiiinii)i(iiisliii> '1 rdjiliy I'cu- I'.oys, t'lass A Schools. I'liiladelphia riililic 
Eleiiif iilaij- Schools' Annual Field Day. Presented by Division of Physical 
Education. Awarded to the school scoring the highest total of points in boys' 
events. Height (jf troijhy, :U inches. 



srAI.DIXcrS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



BOYS' HIGH SCHOOLS' ACTIVITIES. 



ATHLETICS IN THE NORMAL SCHOOL. 

The girls had a basket ball team, hockey team, track team, competing in the 
Ir.terscholastic ; tennis team, and iutersectional captain ball. 

The boys had soccer (season of 1922-23 the Normal School is a member ot 
the Interscholastic League), basket ball, base ball, track team, competing in 
the Penn Relays ; intersectional volley ball, base ball and captain ball teams. 

Field Days — In 1921 held in the school yard, consisting of high jump, broad 
jump, dashes, shuttle relay, captain ball. 

In 1922 held at Francesville Recreation Center events, consisting of shuttle 
relay, ball throw (round arm), 75 yards dash, 100 yards dash, high jump, hop, 
step and jump, running broad jump. 

AH classes in the schrxd are divided into Lavender and White, the school 
colors. These teams compete all the year round, in the gym during the 
regular lesson and in the aftersehool play. Field Day finds these same teams 
competing and the shield is awarded to the color having the highest number 
of points. The Lavenders won the shield last year. 

All students are recpiired to participate in the after-school activities, so 
that the gym is always used every day in the week. A larger enrollment 
of men will find athletics, especially interschool, increasing. A steady increase 
in sports has been shown by the students attending this school ; no longer 
do the coaches have to ask the students to compete. There is a larger num- 
ber coming out for the teams than ever before and this speaks well of the 
type of boy and girl who will eventually teach the younger generation how 
to play. 

The outlook for the season of 1922-23 is the brightest in the history of 
Normal and will find the school taking a place in athletics that should 
place it on an equal footing with the other normal schools of Pennsylvania. 



BASE BALL IN BOYS' HIGH SCHOOLS. 

The history of the base ball campaigns is told below. The Princeton 
Trophy has been in cdnipetition tor the past eighteen years. It has been 
won by each high school at some time during that time with a few exceptions. 

1905 — Germantown Ac 1912 — N. E. Manual 1917 — Central. 

1906 — Central High. Training and 1918 — West Phila. 

1907 — Northeast Man'l. High. 1919 — Germantown. 

1908 — Northeast Man'l. 1913 — Central. 1920 — Frankford. 

1909 — Central. 1914 — Central. 1921 — Germantown. 

1910 — Central. 1915 — Northeast. 1922 — Germantown. 

1911 — Central. 191 6— Northeast. 



BASKET BALL IN BOYS' HIGH SCHOOLS. 

The Dutch Company Trophy, presented to Philadelphia high schools, has 
been won by the following schools : 

1912-13 — Central H.S. 1915-16 — Central H.S. 1919-20 — So. Phila. H.S. 

1913-14 — Southern H.S. 1916-17 — So. Phila. H.S. 1920-21— W. Phila. H.S. 

1914-15 — Northeast H.S. 1917-18 — Northeast H.S. 1921-22 — .So. Phila. H.S. 

1918-19 — W. Phila. H.S. 



"MERCURY." 
Perpetual Championship Trophy for Girls, Class A Schools, Philadelphia Public 
Elementary Schools' Annual Field Day. Presented by Division of Physical 
Education. Awarded to the school scoring the highest total of points in girls" 
events. Height of trophy, 23 inches. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 31 

ICE HOCKEY IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS. 

The history of ice hockey in the Philadelphia schools is essentially the 
history of West Philadelphia High School in hockey, for no other school has 
maintained a team in this sport, and hence this review must seem very 
one-sided and even distorted. The sport came as a result of the opening of 
the Philadelphia Ice Palace and a scholastic league was formed. West 
Philadelphia responded and put a team on the ice. For a green team It did 
well, as it halved the league games played, winning two and losing two. The 
team that year consisted of Lukens, captain and right-wing ; Ward, center ; 
Nocton, left-wing ; Crowell, right-defense ; Wall, left-defense ; Hauser, goal- 
tender. 

With the experience gained by that initial season West Philadelphia turned 
to the season of 1921-1922. A league was formed composed of teams from 
West Philadelphia, Bryn Athyn Academy, Episcopal Academy and Catholic 
High School. The two last-named teams proved easy for West Philadelphia, 
but in Bryn Athyn they found a real contender for honors. The first game 
was lost to the academy boys by 2 to 1 : in the second game West Philadel- 
phia, by hard, heady playing won, 2 to 0. This was the first defeat Bryn 
Athyn had suffered in twenty years, due to the fact that they have always 
had a Canadian contingent in their student body which plays the game as a 
Prankford boy plays soccer or a South Philadelphia boy plays basket ball. 
In the play-off Bryn Athyn won by one goal and retained the title. St. Paul's 
School, which school held the Eastern championship, was played in a special 
game and West Philadelphia defeated them by one goal. The season was 
closed by a game with Montclair High School, which holds the champion- 
ship of New Jersey and New York and West Philadelphia went down to 
defeat by one goal. The team comprised the veterans Hauser, Nocton, Ward 
and Crowell, as well as Kelley, Ruane and Goodtritz. 



FOOT BALL IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS. 

The game of foot ball is one of extremely high degree of organization, and 
on account of its vigorous character should only be engaged in by older and 
more mature high school boys. It is played by eleven on each side. The 
ball is kicked off by one team from beyond the centre of the field to the 
other, and the object of the game is to advance the ball across the opponent's 
goal line by rushing, aided by interference, by throwing or passing the ball 
or by kicking. Points may also be scored by kicking the ball over the 
opponent's goal, which is a cross-bar ten feet from the ground, extended 
between two goal posts placed at each end of the field, which are 18 feet 6 
inches apart. Protective armor is necessary in this game to avoid injury. 
For those physically qualified there is perhaps no game better adapted to 
develop strong, manly qualities, but for the immature the game is utterly 
unsuited, and should not be permitted. The game requires a field 120 yards 
long by 6,0 yards wide. Five downs are allowed a team in which to advance 
the ball ten yards. Failing in this the ball goes to the opponents. 

RESULTS OF FOOT BALL GAMES, 1921. 

Northeast 0, Frankford 32. Central 19, South Philadelphia LS. 

Germantown 7, West Philadelphia 14. Frankford 39, South Philadelphia 0. 

Germantown 2S, South Philadt-lpliia 0. Central 0, West Philadelphia 14. 

Central 0, Frankford 13. Germantown 24, Northeast 3. 

Central 14, Germantown 0. Germantown 0, Frankford 35. 

Frankford 6, Wesc Philadelpliia 0. South Philadelphia 7, West Philadel. 49. 

South Philadelphia 0, Northeast 33. Northeast 9, Central 19. 
West Philadelphia 26, Northeast 7. 

FINAL STANDING, 1921. 

Won. Lost. Pts. Won. Lost. Pts. 

Frankford 5 10 Germantown 2 3 4 

West Philadelphia 4 1 s Northeast 1 4 2 

Central 3 2 6 South Philadelphiii 6 




CITY CHAMPIONSHIP CUP FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 1922. PUBLIC 

SCHOOLS ATHLETIC LEAGUE. 
A ohanipionship cup, like the one pictured above, was awarded to epch of the 
schools listed below for winning the city championship: Base Ball, Lowell 
School; Captain Ball. Whittier School; Dodge Ball (Boys), Key School; Dodge 
Ball (Girls). Halliwell School; End Ball, Biruey School; Volley Ball, 
Curtin School. 



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SOCCER IN BOYS' HIGH SCHOOLS. 

Soccer has l)een rapidly yainius favnr in the high schools of this oity. 
There was a time when Xortheast llis'h Schndl was the only school which 
coiikl boast of a real team. For years this school won the scholastic cham- 
pionship and on several occasions Ix'at the representative college teams of 
this vicinity. 

As new high schools sprang up and the popularity of the sport increased 
Northeast was pressed hard to retain the championshii) honors. Interclass 
soccer leagues began to be organized in the various schools. In 1917 the 
report of the Soccer Committee showed that in the public high schools there 
were fifty-nine class teams consisting of 910 individuals. In 191S there were 
four school teams, 73 section or class teams, 1,143 participants, and a total 
of 300 games played. In 1919 there were 134 teams which included 2,954 
boys. At present every high school In the city conducts an interclass league. 
These leagues are each made up of from twenty to si.xty teams. Such organ- 
ization has quite naturally given great impetus to the development of soccer. 

In April, 1918, the first soccer committee was appointed by the Supervisory 
Committee. In May, 1919, the Soccer Committee recommended among other 
things the following : "That soccer be approved as a major sport so that 
letters may be awarded and funds apportioned as in the case of major sports." 
"That each school furnish distinctive uniforms." "That professional or other- 
wise experienced referees be used." 

Then in November, 1919, it was unanimously agreed to secure approved 
referees for the regular high school games and to assess each school for the 
payment of their services. By 1920 every high school in the city recognized 
soccer as a major sport. 

The winners of the interscholastic championship since 1916 have been as 
follows : 1917. 1918, 1919 — Frankford ; 1920 — West Philadelphia : 1921— 
Northeast. 

In 1920 and 1921 the pick of the public school teams played the pick of the 
private schools and lost in both cases by a close score. 



SWIMMING IN BOYS' HIGH SCHOOLS. 

During the season of 1921-22 there were four high schools represented b.v 
teams, West Philadelphia, Northeast, Germantown and Central. 

The results of the 1922 events were as follows : West Philadelphia defeated 
Northeast, Central defeated Germantown, West Philadelphia defeated German- 
town, Central defeat"d Northeast, Penn Freshmen defeated Philadelphia High 
Schools, Northeast defeated Germantown, West I'hiladelphia defeated Central, 
West Philadelphia defeated Interscholastics. 

The championship is awarded to the school having won the greatest number 
of dual meets, the Interscholastics being a grand finale to the swimming 
season. 

West Philadelphia has won the swimming championships for the last 
thirteen years. The.v hold all the records, but the other schools have grad- 
ually come to the front until it is no longer a riv.'ilry but hard competition.- 



TENNIS IN BOYS' HIGH SCHOOLS. 

In 1921, a demand for tennis competition among the public high schools of 
the city sprang up, and it was recommended that the matches be played in 
the early months of Autumn, that a championship be declared in tennis as 
in other sports, and that this championship be based on the number of 
matches won by the school teams of the league. 

These recommendations were adopted by the Supervisory Committee on 
Athletics, and in September of 1921, the first matches for the high school 
championship in tennis were played. The games were played on Tuesdays 
and Thursdays, beginning on the twentieth of September and continuing until 



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each school team had met each other school team. As a result of these 
matches, West Philadelphia won the championship. The other schools were 
placed as follows : Central second, Northeast third, Frankford fourth, Ger- 
mantown fifth. 

A change in the scoring system was adopted for the season of 1922, as 
follows : "In calculating the standing of school teams, the number of points 
made by each team in each meet shall be added, the sum to be the number 
of points made by the team during the season, and the championship shall be 
awarded to that school having the highest number of points thus obtained." 



TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS. 

HELD JUNE 7. 1922. 

100 yds. daBh— 10 l-5s. ; Gould, .Central, won; Mathlas, Germantown, second; Foley, 
Southern, third; Karback, Germantown, fourth; Wright, Germantown, fifth. 

220 yds. dash — 23 2-5s. ; Karback, Germantown, won; Gould, Central, second; Foley, 
Southern, third; White, Central, fourth; Weeks, Frankford, fifth. 

440 yards run — 54s.; Jackson, West, won; Tompkins, Central, second; Holcomb, Ger- 
mantown; third, Dutton, West, fourth; Smith, Central, fifth. 

880 yds. run — 2m. 7 1-5s. ; Wobensmith, Germantown, won; Dutton, West, second; Corn- 
manor, West, third; Offenhauser, West, fourth; Oldfield, West, fifth. 

Mile run— -4m. 48.?-5s. ; Jackson, West, won; Kiles, West, second; McCurdy, Northeast, 
third; Merembeck, Northeast, fourth; Carson, Frankford, fifth. 

High Hurdles — 16 4-5s. : Summers, Frankford, won; Koontz, West, second; Coster, 
Northeast, third; Frank, Central, fourth; Henne, Northeast, fifth. 

Low hurdles— 27s. ; Jones, Frankford, won; Summers, Frankford, second; Chain, West, 
third; Coster, Northeast, fourth; Henne, Northeast, fifth. 

Broad jump — 22ft. 3 l-2in. ; Mathias, Germantown, won; Jones, Frankford, second; Sum- 
mers, Frankford, third; Laughton, West, fourth; Klllgore, Northeast, fifth. 

High jump — 5ft. Sin.; Winters, Germantown, won; Laughton, West, second; Hubbard, 
Germantown, and Weeks, Frankford, tied for third; Schweitzer, Central, fifth. 

Pole vault — 10ft. ; ClifC, Northeast, won; Stewart, Frankford, second, Pedrick, Frank- 
ford, Bates, Northeast, and Conley, West, tied. 

Shot put — 43ft. 7in.; McClain, West, won; Hawthorne, Northeast, second; Lungren, Ger- 
mantown, third; Jellinek, Central, fourth; Summers, Frankford, fifth. 

POINT SCORES. 

Central. 

100 yards dash 5 

220 yards dash 6 

440 yards run 1 

880 yards run 

Mile run 

High hurdles 2 

Low hurdles 

Broad jump 

High jump 1 

Pole vault 

Shot put 

Totals 15 

ALL-ROUND TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1922. 

SENIOR CLASS. 

100 yards dash— 10 4-5b. ; Killgore, Northeast, won; Jones, Frankford, second; Weeks, 
Frankford, third; Wachs, South, fourth; Stein, South, fifth. 

220 yard dash— 23 1-58. ; Summers, Frankford, won; Killgore, Northeast, second; Weeks, 
Frankford, third; Dannebaum, Northeast, fourth; Siegel, Northeast, fifth. 

440 yards run— 56 2-5s.; Commanor, West, won; Oldfield, West, second; Sellers, North- 
east, third; Pichholtz, Central, fourth; Reihm, Frankford, fifth. 

880 yards run — 2m. 10s.; Dutton, West, won; Commanor, West, second; Oldfield, West, 
third; Pichholtz, Central, fourth; Gould, Northeast, fifth. 

Mile rnn — 4m. 55s.; McCurdy, Northeast, won; Jonas, Northeast, second; Reisbrod, 
West, third; Volz, Frankford, fourth; Loeb, Central, fifth. 





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High hurdles — 17 3-5s. ; Summers, Frankford, won; Wells, Central, second; Frank, 
Central, third; Stewart, Frankford, fourth; Gerson, Northeast, fifth. 

Low hurdles — 27 1-5s.; Jones, Frankford, won; Wells, Central, second; Frank, Central, 
third; Kaiser, West, fourth; Gerson, Northeast, fifth. 

Broad jump — 18ft. 4 3-4in. ; Killgore, Northeast, won; Summers, Frankford, second; 
Jones, Frankford, third; Stein, South, fourth; Weeks, Frankford, fifth. 

High jump — 5ft. 5in.; Hubbard, Germantown, won; Weeks, Frankford, second; Reis- 
brod. West, third; Ziegler, Germantown, fourth; Snyder, Northeast, and Ward, 
West, tied. 

Pole vault — 9ft. 6in. ; Connelly, West, won; Stewart, Frankford, second; Hort, Frank- 
ford, third. 

Shot put— 36ft. Sin. ; Slominsky, South, won; Weeks, Frankford, second; Crozier, South, 
third; Blumenthal, Central, fourth; Durnorf, South, ftftn. 

Score— Frankford, 53 1-2; West Philadelphia, 34 1-2; Northeast, 32 1-2; Central, 21; 
South Philadelphia, 13 1-2; Germantown, 7. 

JUNIOR CLASS. 

100 yards dash — 10 4-5s.; Fischel, Central, won; Saxon. West, second; Bonavistacola, 
Central, third; Call, Frankford, fourth; McGlattery, Northeast, fifth. 

220 yards dash — 23 l-5s. ; Saxon. West, won; Lazarus, Central, second; Mentzner, North- 
east, third; Pepper, Central, fourth; Fischel, Central, fifth. 

440 yards run — 56 2-5s. ; Offenhauser, West, won; Lippin, Central, second; Goldstein, 
South, third; Murdah, Central, fourth; Teaf, Northeast, fifth. 

SSO yards run^2m. 9 2-5s. ; Offenhauser, West, won; Stevenson, West, second; Oniumus, 
West, third; Shiffler, West, fourth: Denney. West, fifth. 

Mile run' — 4m. 54 2-5s. ; Giles, West, won; Schopf. West, second; Yoemans, Northeast, 
third; Moore, Germantown, fourth; Haflin, Frankford, fifth. 

High hurdles — 17-'j-5s.; Koontz, West, won; Coster, Northeast, second; Henne, North- 
east, third; Luber, Central, fourth; Pedrick, Frankford, fifth. 

IjOw hurdles — 2Ss. ; Henne, Northeast, won; Pedrick, Frankford, second; Coster, North- 
east, third; Koontz, West, fourth; Fuller, West, fifth. 

Broad jump— 20ft. 5 1-2iD. ; Laughton, West, won; Schwartz, Central, second; Call, 
Frankford, third; Murdah, Central, fourth; Hyman, Central, fifth. 

High jump — 5ft. 9in. ; Laughton, West, won; Barron, West, second; Schweitzer, Cen- 
tral, third; Powers, Northeast, fourth; Zeeman, Central, and Gsand, Northeast, 
fifth. 

Pole vault — 9ft.; Pedrick, Frankford, won; Fisher, Northeast, second; Denney, West, 
third; Schweitzer, Central, Glatternick, Northeast, and Legget. Northeast, tied. 

Shot put — 44ft. 7ia. : McClain, West, won: Hawthorne, Northeast, second; Laughton, 
West, third; Sirota, Central, fourth; Shapiro, Central, fifth. 

Score— West Philadelphia. 71; Central, 37 1-2; Northeast, 35 1-2; Frankford, 16; South 
Philadelphia, 3; Germantoven 2. 

SOPHOMORE CLASS. 

100 yards dash — 10 4-5s.; Gould, Central, won; Houston, Central, second; Kiassenstein, 
West, third; Clayton, Frankford, fourth: Litzenberg, West, fifth. 

220 yards dash — 23s.; Gould, C-entral, won; Fisher, West, second; Mollinger, Northeast, 
third; Houston, Central, fourth; Kantor, West, fifth. 

440 yards run— 54s. ; Jackson, West, won; Smith, Central, second: Metzner, Northeast, 
third; O'Kane, Germantown, fourth; Clayton, Frankford, fifth. 

880 yards run — 2m. 14 4-5s. ; O'Kane, Germantown, won; Howard, Central, second: Seit- 
chik. Central, third: Sebelinsky, West, fourth; Sweeney, West, fifth. 

Mile run — 4m. 52 1-5s.: Jackson, West, won; Merembeck, Northeast, second; Hallman, 
Central, third; Carson, Frankford, fourth; Roebrick, West, fifth. 

High hurdles — 19 4-5s.; Chain, West, won; Holme, West, second: Sharpless, German- 
town, third: James, Frankford, fourth; Ogelsby, Central, fifth. 

Low hurdles— 29s. ; Bates, Northeast, won; Chain, West, second; James, Frankford, 
third; Holme, West, fourth; Hill. Northeast, fifth. 

Broad jump— 19ft. 9 1-2in. : Bates. Northeast, won: Metzner. Northeast, second; Fisher. 
South, third; Winters, Germantown, fourth; Chain, West, fifth. 

High jump— 5ft. 6in. : Winters, Germantown, won; Smith, Central, and Chain, West, 
tied for second: Woods. Frankford, and Bates. Northeast, tied for fourth. 

Pole vault — 8ft. 9in. ; Sharpless, Germantown, won; Hanscom, Northeast, second; 
Winters, Germantown, and Bates, Northeast, tied for tliird: Chain. West, fifth. 

Shot put — 34ft. 10 3-4in.; Steiler, South, won; Mahoney, Northeast, second; Levy, North- 
east, third; Hollingsworth, West, fourth: Carlin, West, fifth. 

Score— West Philadelphia, 47 1-2; Northeast, 40; Central, 33 1-2; Germantown, 25 1-2; 
Frankford, 11 1-2; South Philadelphia, 8. 



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FRESHMAN CLASS. 
100 yards dash— 11 l-5s. ; Bell, Central, first; Hampton, Central, second; Spielberg, 

South, third; Stewart, Central, fourth; Mclntyre, Northeast, fifth. 
220 yards dash— 24 4-5s. ; Bell, Central, won; Hampton, Central, second; Spielberg, 

South, third; Mclntyre, Northeast, fourth; Fink, Cenitral, fifth. 
440 yards dash— 57 4-5s. ; Liber, Central, won; Snyder, Frankford, second; Farley, Ger- 

mantown, third; Becker, Northeast, fourth; Wehner, Northeast, fifth. 
880 yards run— 2m. 20 1-5a. ; Penrose, Germantown, won; Chudoff, Central, second; 

Nenesky, South, third; Domanski, Northeast, fourth; Ward, Northeast, fifth. 
Mile run— 5m. 2 2-5s. ; Steppacher, Northeast, won; Caspar, Central, second; Reber, 

West, third; Drayton, Germantown, fourth; Landis, Northeast, fifth. 
Low hurdles, 120 yards— 15 3-5s. ; Gullett, Central, won; Chadwick, Germantown, second; 

Dean, Northeast, third; Landis, Northeast, fourth; Smith, Central, fifth. 
Broad jump— 18ft. 9 1-2in. ; Snyder, Frankford, won; Mclntyre, Northeast, second; 

McCleary, West, third; Drayton. Germantown, fourth; Hampton, Central, fifth. 
High jump— 5ft. l-2in.; Mclntyre, Northeast, and Huntzinger, Germantown, tied; Mc- 
Cleary, West, third; Biggard, Frankford, fourth; McConnell, West, fifth. 
Pole vault — 7ft. 6in.; McCleary, West, won; Penrose, Germantown, second; Huntzinger, 

Germantown, third; Borbridge, West, fourth; Becker, Northeast, fifth. 
Shot put, eight pounds— 3Sft. 4 l-2in'. ; Schopf, West, won; Hampton, Central, second; 

Tobin, Frankford, third; Stewart, Central, fourth; Snyder, Frankford, fifth. 
Score— Central, 47; Northeast, 29 1-2; Germantown, 26 1-2; West Philadelphia, 23; 

Frankford, 15; South Philadelphia, 9. 

TOTAL SCORES. 

West Philadelphia 176 Frankford 96 

Central 139 Germau'town 61 

Northeast 137 1-2 South Philadelphia 33 1-2 

Times made in the 220 yards dash and 220 yards low hurdles should not be allowed 
in the senior, junior and sophomore meets, as the distance run was short. It was 
made correct for the freshman meet. 

Northeast scored in 35 events. West Philadelphia in 33, Central in 28, Frankford in 26, 
Germantown in 15 and South Philadelphia in 9 events. There were 43 events. 



UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA RELAY CARNIVAL. 

April 28, 1922. 

Each school entered a team of four boys. Distance of relay, one-half mile, 
except senior high school teams, the distance of which was one mile. 

Senior high schools 'varsity teams) — Germantown, 3m. 36s., won; West Philadelphia 
second; Frankford third; South Philadelphia fourth. 

Senior high schools (freshman teams) — Central, Im. 43 2-5s., won; Northeast second; 
South Philadelphia third; West Philadelphia fourth. 

Junior high and continuation schools — Mitchell, Im. 43 l-5s., won; McCall second; 
Thomas third; Tilden fourth; Hart fifth. 

Elementary schools — Schools were grouped according to number of boys 
enrolled. City championship was awarded to the school making the best 
time regardless of group. Winner of City Championshij) for Elementary 
Schools, Logan School (Im. 46 3-5s.) 

Group 1 — Logan, Im. 46 3-5s., won; Webster, Lowell, Stetson, Sharswood, Heston, 
Poe, Blaine, Lea, Whittier. Group 2 — Durham, Im. 49 l-5s., won; Reynolds, Hanna, 
Hancock, Stanton, Jefferson, Belmont. Group 3 — Pastorious, Im. 51s., won; Potter, 
Taylor, Kenderton, Southwark, Cleveland, Hackett, Widener, Longfellow. Group 4 — 
Breck, Im. 50s., won; Bryant, McMichael, Washington. Group 5 — Morris, Im. 54 4-5s., 
won; Mount Airy, Bridesburg, Disston, Fox Chase, Singerly, Kelley, Rutledge. 
Group 6 — Childs, Im. 54s., won: Landreth, Campbell. Drexel, Nichols, Hawthorne, 
Benson. Group 7 — McClure, Im. 51 2-5s., won; Mount Vernon, Northeast, Meade, Muhr, 
Sheridan. Group S — Lea Special, Im. 53s., won; Lincoln, Lee, R. H., Brooks, Read, 
George, Alcorn, Key, Morton, Hopkinson. 



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GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLS' ACTIVITIES. 



BASE BALL IN THE GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLS. 

Base ball as played by the girls in the Philadelphia high schools last season 
was largely in the nature of an experiment. The greatest handicap a girl 
has in playing is her inability to throw any distance accurately. For this 
reason the distance between bases is only 45 feet and the pitching distance 
oO feet. These short distances prohibit base stealing. A 12-inch playground 
ball is required, but the player may choose her own bat. In all other things 
the regular outdoor base ball rules are followed. 

Pour schools entered the league and three games were played. Frankford 
won two of the three, defeating Kensington S — 1 and William Penn 6 — 2. 
Southern won from William Penn 10 — (>. A more complete schedule is under 
way for the season of 1!)23. 



BASKET BALL IN GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLS. 

Basket ball in the girls' high schools is under the s\ipcrvision of the 
Supervisory Committee on Athletics. During the season of l!J21-22 games 
were played by Frankford, Kensington, Philadelphia Normal and Southern. 
There were also games between the Frankford and Xortheast Evening High 
and Kensington and William Penn Evening High. In the schedule for 1922- 
1923 games will be played b.v Frankford, Germantown. Kensington, Southern 
and William Penn. 



TENNIS IN GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLS. 

Tennis as a competitive spoit iv the girls' high schools is just beginning. 
In the fall of 1922 contests are scheduled between Kensington High and 
Frankford High, and undoubtedly the interest in tlie game which is now so 
general throughout th(> country will be reflected in increased interest in school 
competition. 



TRACK AND FIELD. 

Several years ago most of the girls' high schools liegan to encourage track 
and field activities within the school. In 1921 Southern. Frankford and Ken- 
sington combined in a triangular meet held at the Xortheast Boys' High 
Field. Frankford won. Southern being a close second. In 1922, for the first 
time, all of the girls' high schools combined to hold a track and field meet. 
The Normal School was invited to enter the competition, and accepted. 

Each school was represented by a team of twenty girls. From each team 
three competed in the 75 yards dash, ten in the standing hop, step and jump, 
ten in the rela.v, twenty in the round-arm basket ball far throw, and three iu 
the running high jump. The first five placed counted. In each event except 
the relay the school making the best individual record was credited with 5 
points, second with 4, third 3, fourth 2, fifth 1. Records for each member 



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of the team were added to give a team total score in every event. The school 
having the highest team total in each event received io points, second 8, 
third 6, fourth 4, and fifth 2. Individual and team scores were credited to 
each school. The results gave West Philadelphia first place with 64 1-.5 
points, Girls' High second with 46 7-10, Frankford third with 32 1-2. 

The records made in each event are as follows : 75 yards dash — 8.3 sec- 
onds, by West Philadelphia. Basket ball far throw — 70 feet 7 inches, bv 
Normal. Standing hop, step and jump — 22 feet 1 inch, bv Girls' High. Run- 
ning high jump — 4 feet 7 inches, by West Philadelphia. Relay — 66.2 seconds, 
by West Philadelphia. 



THREE VIEWS OF A STANDING BROAD .TUMP. 





1, Olhausen; 2, W. A. Hnrowitz, Coach: 3, Miller; 4, Turner, Jlgr. 
6, Horlge; 7, Colburn, Capt.; S, Braniall. 

WEST PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL. 
I'ublic High School Tennis Champion's, 1921. 



Pringsky; 



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JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS' ACTIVITIES. 



BOYS. 

BASE BALL. 

Mitchell. Holmes. Thomas. Tilden. Won. Lost. PC. 

Mitchell 2 2 2 6 1000 

Holmes .. 2 2 4 2 .667 

Thomas .. 2 2 4 .33.3 

Tilden .. 6 .000 

BASKET BALL. 
The first basket ball leairuf among the juni<ir high schools was starteil 

Peceinl)er 22, l'.»21, and successfull.v ended February 11, 1922. Mitchell 

Junior High School won (he championship. The rules of the Supervisory 
Committee were strictly followed. The home team furnished the referee for 

all games. At the end of the season the standing was as follows : 

Mitchell. Thomas. Holmes. Tilden. Won. Lost. PC. 

Mitchell 2 2 2 6 1000 

Thomas .. 1 2 3 3 .500 

Holmes 1 .. 2 3 3 .500 

Tilden .. 6 .000 

V-OLLEY BALL. 

Thomas. Mitchell. Tilden. Holmes. Won. Lost. PC. 

Thomas 2 2 2 6 1000 

Mitchell .. 2 2 4 2 .667 

Tilden 0.. ^ 2 4 .333 

Holmes .. 6 .000 

SOCCER. 

Mitchell. Thomas. Tilden. AVon. Lost. PC. 

Mitchell 112 1000 

Thomas .. 1 1 1 -500 

Tilden 2 .000 



GIRLS. 

CAPTAIN BALL. 
Mitchell School winner of City Championship. 

Mitrihell. Thomas. Tilden. Won!. 

Mitchell 2 2 4 

Thomas .. 2 - 

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VOLLEY BALL. 

Thomas School winner of City Championship. 

Thomas. Tilden. . Holmes. Mitchell. Won. 

Thomas 1 2 2 5 

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FIRST ANNUAL TRACK MEET OF THE PUBLIC 
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. 

Held at Kingsessing Recreation Center, Jnne 2, 1922. 

F.TNAL SCORE SHEET— BOYS AND GIRLS. 

HOLMES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 

Broad Jump Far Throw Tug-of-War Relay Total 

Av. Pts. Av. Pts. Points Points Points 

Boys— Junior 7.9 100 31 65 37% 75 277y2 

Senior 8.1 90 42 90 50 50 2S0 

Girls— Junior 6.0 SO 29 95 50 100 325 

Senior 6.4 SO 29 80 371/2 50 2471/2 

Total 350 330 175 275 1130 

MITCHELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 

Boys— Junior 7.3 70 33 75 371/2 25 2071/2 

Senior S.3 100 41 85 50 100 335 

Girls— Junior 6.4 80 30 100 75 75 350 

Senior 6.4 80 32 95 871/2 75 3371/2 

Total 3.30 355 250 275 1230 

TILDEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 

Boys— Junior 7.0 55 34 80 75 50 260 

Senior 8.2 95 44 100 100 75 370 

Girls— Junior 6.0 80 30 100 100 50 330 

Senior 6.8 100 30 85 37^! 100 322% 

Total 330 365 312% 275 12821/2 

THOMAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 

Boys— Junior 7.0 55 38 • 100 100 100 355 

Senior 8.2 95 70 SO 50 25 250 

Girls— Junior fi.O SO 27 85 25 25 215 

Senior 6.5 25 33 100 871/2 25 ,. 297ya 

Total 315 265 2621/2 175 1117% 



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49 



BOYS' ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS' ACTIVITIES. 



BASE BALL. 

Lowell School, Aviiinei" of the City Champiousliip trophy. 

SECTIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. 
Each school awarded a sectional championship cup. 
League A — Duolap School. League B— Durham School. League C— Peirce School. 
League D — Lowell School. League E — Longfellow School. League F — Webster School. 



FINAL STANDING OF SECTIONAL LEAGUES. 



Leagut 



Dunlap ?. 

Lea -' 

Harrlty 1 

Huey 



League D. 

Won. Lost. 

Lowell 4 

Potter 2 2 

McClure 2 2 

Taylor 1 3 

Birne.v 1 3 

*I'lay-off won liy Lun^fellow 



League B. 

Won. 

Durham 4 

I'oe 3 

Dre.xel 2 

Land ret h 1 

Stanton E 

League E.* 

Won. 

Longfellow 3 

Disston 3 

Marshall 2 

Bridesburg 1 

Lawton 1 



League C. 

Won. 

Peirce 5 

Reynolds 3 

Whittier 3 

Blaine 2 

Boker 2 

Kelly n 

League F. 

Won. 

Webster 4 

Stetson 4 

Martin 3 

Willard 2 

Hackett 1 

Sheridan 1 



RESULTS OF CITY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. 
Elimination series contested by the champions of the sectional leagues. 

Dunlap (League A) defeated Durham (League B) 7 — 6 

Longfellow (League E) defeated Webster (League F) 7 — 5 

Lowell (League D) defeated Peirce (League CI 9 — 5 

Longfellow defeated Dunlap 9^7 

Lowell defeated Longfellow 7—4 



VOLLEY BALL. 

Curtin School, winner of City Championship trophy. 

SECTIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. 
Each school awarded a sectional championship cup. 
League A — Sharswood School. League B — Whittier School. League O- 
League I) — Taylor School. League E — Curtin School. 



-Nichols School. 



FINAL STANDING OF LEAGUES. 



League All). 

Won. Lost. 

Sharswood 3 

N. Liberties ... 2 I 

McCall 1 2 

Rutledge 3 



League A (2). 

Won. Lost. 

Belmont 3 

Manayunk 1 2 

Washington, M. 1 2 

Wissahickon ... 1 2 



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Whittier 4 

Reynolds 3 1 

Kelly 1 3 

Meade 1 3 

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FINAL STANDING OF LEAGUES— Continued. 

League C. League D. League E. 

"Won. Lost. Won. Lost. Won. Lost. 

Nichols 6 Taylor 5 Curtin 5 

Childs 5 1 Potter 4 1 Birney 3 2 

Landreth 4 2 McClure 3 2 Gilbert 3 2 

Dre.xel 2 4 Hackett U 3 Kenderton 2 3 

Durham 2 4 Stetson 1 4 Steel 2 3 

Hallowell 1 5 Marshall 5 Schaeffer 5 

Stanton, B 1 5 

RESULTS OF CITY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. 
Elimination series contested by the sectional championship teams. 

Whittier (League B) defeated Nichols (League C) 46 — 16 

Curtin (League E) defeated Taylor (League D) 30—17 

Curtin defeated Sharswood (League A) 24 — 16 

Curtin defeated Whittier 50—10 

DODGE BALL. 

Key School, winner of City Championship trophy. Potter School, winner o( second 

place trophy. 

SECTIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. 

League A — Potter School. League B — Kenderton School. League C — Reynolds School.. 

League D— Alcorn School. League E— Key School, 

FINAL STANDING OF LEAGUES. 
League A. League B. League C. 

Won. Lost. Won. Lost. Won. Lost. 

Potter 2 Kenderton 2 Reynolds 2 1 

Taylor 1 1 Gilbert 1 1 Hopkinson 1 3 

Halliwell 2 Birney 2 

League D. League E. 

Won. Lost. Won. Lost. 

Alcorn 2 Key 2 1 

Nichols 1 1 Taggart 1 2 

Childs 2 

Elimination series contested by champions of sectional leagues. 

Potter (League A) defeated Kenderton (League B) 2 — 

Key (League E) defeated Alcorn (League D) 2—0 

Key defeated Reynolds (League C) 2 — 

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS' INDOOR TRACK CHAM- 
PIONSHIPS. 

Held in Central High School, Decemljer 3 and 10, 1921. 

The following events were contested Saturday, December 3: 

DASH^Junior: Banks (Logan) won; Brownlee (Lowell) second; Rlef (Muhr) third; 
Mulhern (Huey) fourth. Intermediate — Finney (Logan) won; Ellerson (Logan) second; 
Smith (McJIichael) and Miller (Bryant) tied for third. Senior: Robbins (Logan) won; 
Matthews (Breck) second; Katman (Bryant) third; Staub (Lowell) fourth. POTATO 
RACE — Junior: Carson (Lowell) won; Roberts (Muhr) second; Carrol (Hallowell) 
third; Perez (Bryant) fourth. Intermediate: Reitchey (Lowell) won; Oriol (Logan) 
second; Birkett (Logiin) third; Kologski (Muhr) fourth. RELAY RACE— Junior: 
Logan, Ini. 02s., won: Muhr, second; Lowell, third; Huey, fourth. Intermediate; 
Logan, 57 2-5s., won; Lowell, second; Muhr, third; Huey, fourth. Senior; Breck. 
56 4-5s., won; Logan, second; Bryant, third; Lowell, fourth. STANDING BROAD 
JUMP — Junior: Banks (Logan) and Cannon' (Muhr), 7ft. 7 l-2in., tied for tirst; Samuels 
(Bryant) third; Pressman (Bryant) fourth. Intermediate; Miley (Muhr), 7ft. 10 l-2in., 
won; Wilmore (Logan) second; Curry (Logan) third; Harkinson (Lowell) fourth. 
Senior: Gould (Logan), 8ft. 10 l-4in., won; Souder (McMichael) second; Johnson, 
Lowell, third; Roiseman (Bryant), fourth. RUNNING BROAD JUMP— Junior: Smith 
(Alcorn), 14ft. 4in., won; Glassman (Bryant) second; Cannon (Muhr) third; Miller 
(Hallowell) fourth. Intermediate: Wilmore (Logan), 15 ft. l-2in., won; Green (Lowell) 
second; Miller (Bryant) third; Curry (Logan) fourth. Senior: Robbins (Logan), ISft. 
2in., won; Flogaus (Lowell) second; Robinson (Logan) third; Johnson (Lowell) fourth. 
HIGH JUMP— Senior: Elgner (Lowell) and Foster (Lowell), 4ft. 3in., tied for first; 
Calhoun (Breck) tliird; Turner (Bryant) fourth. 

Team point scores — Logan 63, Lowell 47, Muhr 22, Bryant 17 1-2, Breck 10, Alcorn 5, 
McMichael 4 1-2, Huey 3, Hallowell 3. 

Events contested Saturday-, December 10, 1921. 

35 YARDS DASH— Junior: Banks (Logan) won; Balczarek (Potter) second; Fisher 
(Hanna) third; Bandel (Rutledge) fourth. Intermediate: Ellerson (Logan) won: 
Finney (Logan) second; Levin (Rutledge) third; Black (Potter) fourth. Senior: Rob- 
bins (Logan) won; Applebaum (Rutledge) second; Veith (Muhr) third; Welsh (Poe) 
fourth. POTATO RACE— Junior: Wilkerson (Logan) won; Pitcoff (Sharswood) second; 
Jacoby (Rutledge) third; Sedlock (Potter) fourth. Intermediate: Myerowltz (Shars- 
wood) won; Rosenberg (Blaine) second; Feldraan (Sharswood) third; Grubow (Hanna) 
fourth. STANDING BROAD JUMP— Junior; Banks (Logan), 7ft. 7in., won; Pitcoff 
(Sharswood) second; Levitt (Blaine) third; Rosenfelt (Rutledge) fourth. Interme- 
diate: Finney (Logan), Sft, 5 l-2in., won; Newland (Potter) second; Piccio (Poe) 
third; Curry (Logan) fourth. Senior; Meade (Poe), 8ft. 10 l-2in., won; Ruger (Potter) 
second; Feldman (Milntyrel third; Walker (Sharswood) fourth. RUNNING BROAD 
JUMP^Junior: Grossman (Blaine), 15ft. 2 l-2in., won; Fisher (Hanna) second; Lubin 
(Sharswood) third; Reil (Poe) fourth. Intermediate: Newland (Potter), 15ft. llin., 
won; Oriol (Logan) second; Wilmore (Logan) third; Seay (Poe) fourth. Senior: 
Smith (Poe), ISft. 7in., won; Robinson (Logan) second; Rolibins (Logan) third; Ruger 
(Potter) fourth. RUNNING HIGH JUMP— Senior: Smith (Logan), 4ft. 6in., won; 
Forman (Blaine) and Brand (Mclntyre) tied for second; Phillippe (Potter), Gross 
(Potter) and Walters (Rutledge), tied for fourth, RELAY— Junior: Rutledge, 59s., 
won; Potter second; Poe third; Hanna fourth. Intermediate — Logan, 56 4-5s., won; 
Potter second: Sharswood and Rutledge, tied for third. Senior: Poe, 54 l-5s., won; 
Logan. Rutledge and Blaine, tied for second. 

Team points scored— Logan 57, Potter 23 2-3, Poe 22, Rutledge 17 5-6, Sharswood 17 1-2, 
Blaine 13 1-2, Hanna 7, Mclntyre 4 1-2, Muhr 2. 

SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS. 

The annual swimming meets (if the Elementary Public Schools, conrtncted 
by the G.S.A.L., were held In the pool (i£ the Philadelphia Turngemeinde, 
Broad and Columbia Avenue, October 28 (girls) , and November .3, 1921 (boys). 
Eleven schools entered each meet, with a total of 1.52 contestants. All the 
events were closely contested and championship cups were awarded to Normal 
School of Practice and Stetson School. 




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SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRAKY. 55. 

BOTS. 

One length of pool for speed — Quinn (Peirce) won; Hottenstein (Lea) second; Kllian 
(Hackett) third; Bousch (Widener) and Horan (Stetson) fourth. Diving (front, back 
and optional)— Horan (Stetson) won; Engle (Muhr) second; Barber (Hackett) third; 
Faber (Stetson) fourth; Stackhouse (Hackett) fifth. Any stroke (form) — Highley 
(Lea) won; Faber (Stetson) second; Creyaufmlller (Stetson) third; Puhlfuessd (Stet- 
son) fourth; Richmond (Ryers) fifth. Relay (4 lengths) — Peirce won; Widener second; 
Steel and Blaine tied for third; Stetson fifth. , 

Team points scored— Stetson 38 1-2, Peirce 20, Lea 17, Hackett 11, Widener 8 1-2, 
Muhr 7, Steel 3 1-2, Blaine 3 1-2, Ryers 1, Marshall 0, Potter 0. 

GIRLS. 

One length of pool for speed — Thomas (Practice) and Dahl (Widener) tied for first; 
Cotter (Practice) third; McBride (Widener) fourth; McKee (Hanna) fifth. Diving 
(front, back and optional) — Dull (Widener) won; McBride (Widener) second; Season- 
good (Practice) third; Klump (Practice) fourth; Lightfoot (Stetson) fifth. Any 
stroke (form) — Hendel (Hanna) won: Mueller (Ryers) second; Davis (Muhr) third; 
Kaufman (Widener) fourth; Kessel (Practice) fifth. Relay (4 lengths) — Practice won; 
Widener second; Hanna third; Blaine fourth; Stetson fifth. Breast stroke (form) — 
E. Nefsky (Peirce) won; Kessel (Practice) second; Rice (Marshall) third; M. Nefsky 
(Peirce) fourth; Equi (Stetson) fifth. 

Team points scored — School of Practice 38 1-2, Widener 36 1-2, Hanna 16, Peirce 12, 
Ryers 7, Marshall 5, Muhr 5, Stetson 3, Blaine 2, Hackett 0, Potter 0. 



SPxVLDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 57 



GIRLS' ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS' ACTIVITIES. 

SPRING. 1922. 

CAPTAIN BALL. 

Whittier Scliool, winner of City Clianipionsliiii Iriipliy. 

SECTIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. 

Each school awarded a sectional championship iiip. 

League A— Ciirtin. League B — Whittier. League C — Sharswooil. League D — Potter. 



League 


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All). 

Won. Lost. 
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RESULTS OP CITY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. 
Elimination series, contested by the champions of the sectional leagues. 

Whittier (League 1?) defeated Curtin (League A) 24 — 16 

Sharswood (League C) defeated Potter (League D) 40 — 20 

Whittier defeated Sharswood 32—19 



DODGE BALL. 



Hallowell School, winner of City Championship troi)hy. Nichols School, winner of 
second place trophy. 

SECTIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. 

League A — Hallowell School. League B — X'ichols School. League C — Key School. 

RESULTS OF CITY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. 

Elimination series, contested by champions of sectional leagues. 

Nichols (League B) defeated Key (League C) 2 — 

Hallowell (League A) defeated Nichols 2—0 

END BALL. 

Birney School, winner of City Championship trophy. 

SECTIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. 

League A — Reynolds School. League B — Birney School. 

RESULTS OF CITY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. 

Elimination series, contested by champions of sectional leagues. 

Birney (League B) defeated Reynolds (League A) 35—20 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 59 

INDOOR TRACK. 

The indoor track championship for girls of the Elementary Schools con- 
ducted by the G.S.A.L. was held on Saturday, November 17, 1921, in the gym- 
nasium of Northeast High School. Fifteen schools participated, with a total 
of 510 contestants. Logan School was awarded the championship trophy, 
with 27 points, while Sharswood School was awarded the cup for second 
place, with 26i/2 points. 

BROAD JUMP— Junior: Evel.vn Cannon (Rutledge), Margaret Shelkdnacht (Marshall) 
and Melva Henkles (Muhr), 6.9ft., tied for first; Bessie Forman (Belmont) and Hilda 
Green (Sharswood), tied for fourth. Senior: Florence Golden (Sharswood), 7.6ft., 
won: Ruth Dittus (Sharswood) second: Elsie Ulmer (Potter) third: Eloise Turner 
(Hallowell) and Martha Louholm (Blaine) tied for fourth. FAR THROW— Junior: 
Hilda Green (Sharswood), 39ft.. won: Esther Hallowell (Marshall), Mildred Simon 
(Bryant) and Mildred Cole (Muhr) tied for second. Senior: Leah Clausan (Miller), 
40ft., won: Freda Shalleca (Mclntjre) and Hilda Ochroch (Rutledge) tied for second; 
Mary Boyle (Lea) and Velnia Kamburn (Marshall) tied for fourth. POTATO RACE— 
Junior: Anna Brody (Bryant) won; Nellie Collins (Potter) second; Catherine Sieber 
(Blaine) third; Tillie Kaufman (Sharswood) and Gladys Snow (Logan) tied for 
fourth. Senior: Mae Jaeger (Bryant) won; Frances Bressler (Sharswood) second: 
Bessie McCash (Potter), third: Josephine Lees (Lea) and Helen Murphy (Lea) tied 
for fourth. DASH — Junior: Helen Cooper (Potter) won; Frances Samuels (Blaine) 
5econd; Fannie Saunders (Logan) third; Sadie Rueben (Rutledge) fourth. Senior: 
Florence Golden (Sharswood) and Mae Richardson (Logan) tied for first; Helen 
Satinsky (Blaine) third: Frances Bressler (Sharswood) and Mabel Williams (Logan) 
tied for fourth. RELAY— Junior: Logan won. Potter second. Lea third, Sharswood 
"ourth. Senior: Logan won; Potter second: Sharswood and Blaine tied for third. 

Team points scored — Logan 27, Sharswood 26 1-2. Potter 24, Bryant 12, Blaine 10 1-2, 
Rutledge 6 5-6, Marshall 5 :5-6, Lea 5 1-2, Muhr 5 1-3, Miller 5, Mclntyre 2 1-2, Bel- 
'nont 1-2, Hallowell 1-2, Huey 0, McMichael 0. 



HI'ALDINli'S ATHLETIC LI15KAKY. 



61 



PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS' ANNUAL FIELD DAY, 
BELMONT PLATEAU, MAY 27, 1922. 

Winner City Championship trophy— Potter School. 

AVinner Class C schools trophy — Boys: Sharswood; Girls: Potter. 

Winner Class iJ schools trophy — Boys: Reynolds; Girls: Reynolds. 

Winner Class A schools trophy — Boys: Francis Read; Girls: Francis Read. 



TEAM AVERAGES. 
BOYS. 

1923. Best Previous 
Standing Broad Jump, Senior — 

7.05ft. 



A— Stevens 7.25ft. 

B— Logan 7.92ft. 7.S6ft. 

C— Ilanua S.17ft. :s.l7ft. 

Overhead Throw, Senior — 

A— Morton 36.5ft. .SB.Gft. 

B— Durham 43.0ft. 45.0ft. 

C— Sharswood 43.9ft. 44.9ft. 

KDO Yards Rela.v, Senior — 

A— Stevens 2m. 16.48. 2m. 21.4s. (1921) 

H— Durham 2m. 04s. 2m. 04s. (1920) 

C — Hanna 2m. 05.2s. 2m. 03s. 

Standing Broad Jump, Junior— 



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-Francis Read... 6.51ft. 

1!— Bryant 6.95ft. 

C— Blaine 7.29ft. 

Overhead Throw, Junior — 

A— Francis Read.. :i0.2ft. 

B— Logan ;5;i.nft. 

C— Hay :!7.2ft. 

ICDO Yards Relay, Junior— 

A — Taggart 2m. 25.6s. 

B— Bryant 2m. IS.Os. 

C— Hanna 2m. 15. Os. 

(JIHLS. 
Standing I'>road Jump, Senior— 

A— Stevens 6.s4ft. 

B— Nichols 6. 79ft. 

C— Potter 6.73ft. 

Overhead Throw, Senior— 

A— Stevens 36.7ft. 

H— Taylor .31, 9ft. 

C— Sharswood 35.2ft. 

750 Y'ards Relay, Senior — 

A—Stevens Im. 52.2s. 

B — Logan Im. 48.4s. 

C— Hanna Im. 51.4s. 

Standing Broad Jump, Junior- 

A— Morton 5.92ft. 

B— Reynolds 6. .34ft. 

C— Potter 6.73ft. 

Overhead Throw, Junior — 

A— Morton 25.6ft. 

B— Nichols SO.Oft. 

C— Potter .33.3ft. 

750 Yards Relay, Junior — 

A — Morton 2in. OOs. 

B — Durham Im. 53s. 

C— Potter Im. 50.SS. 



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7.26ft. 
7.40ft. 

30.1ft. 
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2ni. 13. Ss. (1921) 
2ni. 14.2s. (1921) 



6.43ft. (1921) 
S.SSft. (1921) 
7.12ft. (1919) 

36.1ft. (1921) 
.35.5ft. (1920) 
36.4ft. (1921) 

lin. 55s. (191S) 
Im. 47.2s. (1921) 
Im. 50s. (1921) 

6.03ft. (1919) 
6.66ft. (1921) 
6.67ft. (1921) 

26.0ft. (1919) 
.31.0ft. (1920) 
32.0ft. (1920) 

2m. 01.6s. (192T) 
Im. 50.2s. (1921) 
Im. 49. Gs. (1921) 



INDIVIDUAL RECORDS. 
BOYS. 

1922. Best Prev's. 

Alcorn S.2ft. 8.6ft. (191N) 

Logan— Durham ...S.7ft. .S.9ft.(1921) 

Hanna— ilt. Vernon S.Sft. 9.5ft. (1921) 

Lincoln 4Sft. 49ft. (1920) 

Nichols 54ft. 55ft. (1921) 

Sharswood 52ft. 57ft. (1921) 



M. Washington ...7.3ft. 7. Oft. (1921) 

Meade 7.Sft. 7. 9ft. (1921) 

T. M. Peirce 7.9ft. 8.5ft. (1919) 

Francis Read 40ft. 37ft. (1918) 

Landreth 44ft. 54ft. (191S) 

Southwalk 46ft. 50ft. (1921) 



Stevens 7.4ft. 

Nichols 7.5ft. 

McMich'l— Rodney. 7.4ft. 



7.5ft. (1920) 
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Stevens 47ft. 40ft. (1921) 

Drexel 46ft. 48ft. (1918' 

Sharswood 47ft. 43ft. (1921) 



Comef;ys 7. "ft. 6.7ft. (1919) 

I>awton 7.3ft. 7.5ft. (1920) 

McMich'l— Rodney. 7.3ft. 7.4ft. (1921) 



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ANNUAL FIELD DAY 
PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 



SU.MMAKY OF CHAMPIONSHIP WINNEKS. 

Note — A blank signifies that no eliampionsliips were awarded. City chaiiiiiioiisliii) 
was started in ISIH. In Iflll to iyi4 only one olassitication of scliools was made. In 
1915 to 1917 schools were divided into two classes. In 191S three classes of scliools were 
established. In 1908, 1909 and 1910 tield days no championships were awarded. 

Class "C" 
Boys Championship Girls 

Dunlap Dunlap 

Dualap Dunlap 

Blaine Dunlap 

Dunlap Sheridan 

Southwark 

Sheridan Dunlap 

Southwark Southwark 

Poe 

Schaeffer Kenderton 

Mitchell Mitchell 

Sharswood Mitchell 

Sharswood Potter 

Sharswood Potter 

Sharswood Potter 

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Championship Clianipionship 

Year Boys Girls Boys (iirls 

1915 Adaire Blaine 

1916 Reynolds Blaine 

Dunlap 

1917 Hill Lowell 

1918 Birnev Whittier 

1919 Hawthorne Whittier 

1920 Singerly Fox Chase 

Hill 

1921 Poe Taylor 

1922 Reynolds Reynolds 



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ATHLETIC ABILITY TESTS. 

In the fall of 1920 the Division of Physical Education organized advanced 
tests for those boys and girls who showed proficiency in tracli and field ath- 
letics. These were arranged in three increasingly difficult grades, designed to 
encourage efficiency in this line of work. The results were as follows : 

In the year 1920-21. 2,273 boys and 1,354 girls passed Test No. 1 and 760 
bt>ys and 159 girls passed Test No. 2. 

In the fall of the year 1921-22, 960 boys and 483 girls passed Test No. 1 
and 346 boys and 99 girls passed Test No. 2. 

During this last year the tests were revised (to correlate more closely with 
school activities) to the following standards : 

EVENTS AND STANDARDS FOR ATHLETIC ABILITY TESTS. 
I'urpose : To stimplate interest and further participation in athletics. 
Eligibility: Pupils under 10 years of age (for all tests). 

TEST I 

(Those pupils who have nearly or completely attained the standards 

mentioned below) 

BOYS. GIRLS. 

1. Standing broad jump. . . 6 ft. 1. Standing broad jump. . . 5 ft. 3 in. 

2. Basket ball far throw 2. Basket ball far throw 

(overhead) 30 ft. (overhead) 25 ft. 

3. 50 vards dash 7 3/5 sec. 3. 50 yards dash 8 sec. 

4. Dodge ball throw .45 ft. 4. Dodge ball throw 35 ft. 

TEST II 
(Winners of Test I) 

1. Standing broad jump. . . 6 ft. 9 in. 1. Standing broad jump. . . 6 ft. 

2. Basket ball far throw 2. Basket ball far throw 

(overhead) 36 ft. (overhead) 30 ft. 

3. 75 yards dash 10 2/5 sec. 3. 50 yards dash 7 3/5 sec. 

4. Dodge ball throw 00 ft. 4. Dodge ball throw 45 ft. 

5. Chinning 4 times 5. Chinning 1 time 

TEST III 
(Winners of Test II) 

1. Standing broad jump. . . 7 ft. in. 1. Standing broad jump. . . 6 ft. 9 in. 

2. Basket ball far throw 2. Basket ball far throw 

(overhead) 42 ft. ^ overhead) 36 ft. 

3. 100 yards dash 13 sec. 3. 75 yards dash 10 2/5 sec. 

4. Base ball throw (100 ft.) 2 times 4. Base ball throw (75 ft.) 2 times 

5. Chinning 8 times 5. Chinning 2 times 

6. Swimming (free style) . 220 yds. 6. Swimming (free style) . 220 yds. 

RULES GOVERNING THE TESTS. 

1. Two trials will be allowed in the jump, overhead throw, and dodge ball 
throw. 

2. The dodge ball throw is construed to mean any single arm throw. To be 
a fair throw the ball must fall within an 8-foot lane. 

3. In the base ball throw for accuracy, the contestant must hit a circular 
target 6 feet in diameter, suspended so that the lowest point is 6 inches from 
the ground, at least twice out of 5 trials. 



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4. The entire test (except swimming) must be successfully completed in 
one day. 

5. On failure to pass any one event, the contestiint shall be eliminated 
from the test for that day. 

6. Official tests will be conducted by the Division of Physical Education 
as follows : 

Test I — At convenience of the supervisor. Test II — First week in June. 
Test III — Third week in June. 

AAVARDS. 

The Division of Physical Education will award the winners of : 

Test I — A Bronze Seal Certificate. Test II — A Red Seal Certificate. Test 
III — A Blue Seal Certificate. 

Upon the successful completion of Test III, the contestant is privileged to 
buy an especially desijiiied pild pin, attesting the fact of his athletic efficiency. 

In the Spring of 19122, all three Tests were given and a summary is listed 
below showing the number who tried and passed in each Test in the various 
schools. 

To date there have been : 4,671 boys and 2,288 girls pass Test No. 1 ; 
1,874 l)oys and 374 girls pass Test No, 2 ; 20 boys and X, girls pass Test No, 3, 



SUMMARY OF ATHLETIC ABILITY TESTS, 
SPRING, 1922. 



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SUJIMAKY OF ATHLETIC ABILITY 

, Test I , , Test 

Schools. Tried Psd. Tried Psd. Tried Psd. 

Hoys Girls Boys 

Kenderton. . 3(t 12 42 i;{ 25 ."i 

Leidy a 1 4 1 1 1 

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Lincoln .... 15 6 2(1 5 24 .'i 

Logan .. .. 'J 1 

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Lyud 5 2 12 :: 

McClure ... !»0 'M M I(i 40 11 

McDaniel . . 42 17 4 O 2(; 2 

McKean . . . 50 20 4>S 12 40 4 

McJlicliael .. .. 2;} 2 

Manayuuk . 5 2 20 5 .... 

Marshall .. 13 <J 10 (! 1.3 8 

Martin .... 80 31 20 5 40 4 

Miller, E.g. 145 57 IIG 2!l "JO U 

Morris 35 13 44 11 

Mt. Airy . . . . (i 3 

Mt. Vernon. ■ .^0 11) S 2 17 3 

Muhr 40 14 3(i !l 25 4 

Nichols 25 !• 24 C, 7 3 

N. Liberties 30 1 1 4 

Northwest.. 30 12 1«; 4 10 3 

Overbrook.. 30 12 Id 4 l(i 3 

Pastorius. .. 80 31 40 15 35 5 

Peirce 21 14 14 4 13 10 

Potter 30 2t! 30 27 3!» 8 

Reynolds . . 05 25 24 (! 24 3 

Kutledge . . S)« 3C 48 12 35 4 

Stanton, E.M .. 8 2 

Steel 38 28 28 18 35 17 

Stetson 142 .57 100 25 40 8 

Stevens 15 ',» 4 1 11 5 

Taggart 

Taylor 03 25 42 13 .35 

Tilghnian .. (>3 25 80 20 45 3 

Walton ... 18 C. 10 (i 

Webster ... 58 23 40 10 25 3 

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Whittier . . 87 31 44 1 1 32 7 

Willard ... 122 48 ilO 24 .30 11 

Wissahickon . . . . . . 11 5 

Wright ... 23 3 8 1 2 1 

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ATHLETICS IN THE BOYS' HIGH SCHOOLS 



FRANKFORD HIGH SCHOOL. 

The control of athlctit-s at Prankford High School has been vested prin- 
cipally in the Athletic Conncil of the school, composed of nine members. 
Of this number, three are chosen from the facult.v ; three student members 
are the president, vice-president and secretary, respectively, chosen by u 
representative from each section in the school by virtue of their positions, 
also members of the Council of Nine. These officers represent the Athletic 
Association on the Athletic Council. The other three members of the Council 
are managers of 'varsity teams, elected from among all the 'varsity managers 
by the managers themselves. Thus the organization is a thoroughly repre- 
sentative one. 

The Athletic Association is an organization of the students, its business 
being transacted by a group of students consisting of one student from 
each section, elected each term. The function of the association is princi- 
pally to handle the finances of the various teams. The members of the 
Association, upon payment of fifty cents a term, receive a membership card 
which entitles them to attend all the athletic contests of the school. An 
average of almost ninety per cent, of the students has joined the association 
each term. But the dues paid into the athletic association are not the 
only source of finances. The Fathers' Association has helped wonderfully 
whenever the athletic association needed money. 

The school enters in practically every sport under the auspices of the 
Public High School Leagues and plays many games with private schools 
and other public schools not in the league. 

Ifoot ball is rapidly becoming the most popular game. In 1921, when 
Frankford went through the season without sustaining a single defeat, it 
was not an unusual sight to see 5,000 spectators at the games, while the 
Frankford-Germantown game drew more than 7,000. 

Although Frankford has been engaged in active competition for only a 
few years it has held three championships in Soccer. This great success 
has been due principally to the highly efficient coaching of Mr. Murphy, 
now one of the assistants on the coaching staff of his alma mater, University 
of Pennsylvania. Mr. Murphy's successor is Mr. Barfoot, an alumnus of 
Frankford, and a former star at Temple. Mr. Barfoot is now a faculty 
member of the i>hysical education department. 

A rising sport at Frankford is track. Since the days when the "Dudley 
Twins" and Mike McHale were defeating the best runners in the city, Frank- 
ford has not had a first-class team. But since Mr. Raby has taken charge 
the team has been improving rapidly, until in 1922 it defeated the best teams 
of the city, among the notable triumphs being a win over Germantown and 
one over Haverford School, which had not sustained a defeat in track for 
si.xteen years. 

'Varsity teams are entered also in base ball, basket ball, cross-country, 
golf and "tennis ; while the girls have teams in track, base ball, basket ball, 
captain ball, hockey, tennis and volley ball. 

The activity which has engaged perhaps as many students as any sport 
has been boxing and wrestling. During the indoor season wrestling tourna- 
ments and many boxing exhibitions are held. The number of students par- 
ticipating in these activities has been increasing annually until in 1921 
almost three hundred students were entered in the wrestling tournament 
alone. 

One of the most pleasing features of the school is the fact that most <>t 
the interclass athletic competition is controlled and supervised by the 
students themselves. As was previously mentioned, each of the forty or 
more sections of the school elects each term an athletic manager. 

Among the duties which the class manager has to perform are, first, to 
gather together the best players ; second, to see that his class is represented 




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oil the field at the scheduled time, and, third, he is respousible for all 
material which his team uses. This is suiiervised by a reliable fellow, goner- 
ally an upper-classman, whose duty it is to see that the scheduled games 
are played. He also settles, so far as he is able, all the questions which 
might arise. Most of the games are played on a regular schedule, each 
class playing every other class team in the school, there being eight classes 
in all, but the more strenuous games, such as foot ball, are run on an 
elimination basis. The class winning the championship receives cups or 
banners provided by the athletic association. 

One can see the great benefits which most of the students derive from 
these interclass games. Invariably they are boys who for variotis reasons 
cannot nialte the 'varsity teams. These boys, who comprise tlie majority of 
the student body, are offered the opportunity to engage in conipetiti(">n which 
they would otherwise never enter. We must also keep in mind the won- 
derful experience which the boys, managing the teams, gain every year, 
and the great service which they render to the school. It would be impos- 
sible for one teacher, or even two, to do the worls these hoys perform. The 
success of any athletic department is determined, not by the number of 
'varsity teams, successful or otherwise, but by the number of students who 
engage in athletic contests. The boys of this school number about one 
thousand, five hundred of whom, because of work after school, cannot lake 
part in any after-school activity. Therefore, as only about five hundred 
students are eligible, we feel that every boy has an opportunity to engage 
in some form of athletics. 

But there is one thing which should help promote the interest in alhletics 
of this school more than anything else can ; that is, the uew field whicli is 
now l)eing constructed. The field will l)e Prankford's war memorial, and 
when completed will be one of the largest and most beautiful high scliocd 
fields in the country. Two concrete grandstands, with a seating capacity 
of about 700 each, will !)(■ built, one on each side of the field, so placed to 
allow additions to be made later. Two spacious locker rooms will be on 
each side of the field, with the most modern e(|nipment. 

The plans for the field and the Memorial itself were designed by Paul I'. 
Cret, the famous architect of the University of Pennsylvania, who designed 
our Parkway, the site of the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition grounds, and 
many of the country's finest architectural triumphs. JMr. Cret's plans call 
for a large memorial on which the names of all Fraiikford's heroes will 
be inscribed. The space in front of the memorial will be planted with 
shrubbery and flowers. In all it will l)e a fitting remembrance of the boys 
who gave their all to save their country and a patriotic inspiration to 
every boy and girl who enters the field to watch or engage in an athletic 
contest. 



GERMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL. 

The control of Athletics in the Germantown High School is vested in a 
body called the Athletic Council, composed of students and teachers. The 
teachers on the council are : H. P.JVicholas, president ; J. Bechtel, secretary- 
treasurer ; P. Miller, Y. Lackey, J. Hamblen, H. Davison. They are appointiMl 
by the principal of the school and all vote. In addition, all coaches and 
captains and managers of teams attend the meeting. Of tliese, only tlic 
captains may vote, giving the students a vote in the council. Punds ari' 
collected through the sale of athletic association tickets to both boys and 
girls, which admit to the various meets and games. 

At the beginning of the season in each sport the coach is' allotted a 
certain amount of money to equip the team for the coming season. The 
supervision of athletics is in charge of this body and all matters concerning 
control of the game, students playing, elections, etc., are under its control. 
During the past year, school honors (letter and certificate) were awarded 
to the following : 

Poot ball — Ashhy, Carberry, Carmint, Donald, Gordon, Hocker. Kaufman. 
Karbuck, Klein, Luugreu, Phillips, Khoads, Rickardo, Sewell, Shoemaker, Sig- 



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iimiid, Tompkins, Thornton, Wecden, Whitney, Tippin (manager). Soccer — • 
Steele (captain). Gentry (manager), Calpin, Dieterle, Graham, Logan, Mathias, 
Mecko, Reichling, Rhimer, Wood. Basket hall — Biirley (captain), Woben- 
smith (manager), Lungren, Steele, Maxwell, Khimer. Miller, Gordon. Track — 
Tompkins, Halcomb (captain), Karback, AVobensmith, Hubbard, Winter, 
Hharpless, Wright, Carey (manager), Lungren, Mathias. Base ball — Whitney, 
Haverstick, Lungren, Barret, ("arberry, Steele, Lighteap, Kohn, Karback, 
E. Steele, Brachman, Keichling, Lachman. Tennis — Reid, Hitschler, Oppen- 
heimer, Donald. 

In addition, second honors were awarded to a number of students who 
took part on the foregoing teams, and to the following who are on th:; 
swimming team. Swimming is considered a minor sport and the highest 
honor awarded is the second. Those who received them are : Ashman, 
Bishop, Farley, Huckle, Kogel, Schimmel, Wagner. 




1, Tomiikins; 2, Karback; 3, Wobensmitli; 4, Halcombe, Capt. 
GERMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL RELAY TEAM. 

Winner Relay Chauipionshii) Pliiladelphia Public High Schools, Suburban High 
School Relay Championshii), and the One-Mile Relay Championship (Class B) 
of America. These three vi<-tories were made at the Penn Relay Carnival, 
April 2S and 29. 1922. This record of three victories by one relay team at the 
Carnival was never before achieved by any one team. 



Dining tlie last school year classes in fencing and apparatus Avork were 
ciindncti'd and a well organized intersection basket ball league was in opera- 
tion. An intersection swimming meet was held in February, in the pool of 
the (Jerniantown Y.M.C.A. In the spring and early summer a base ball 
league and tennis league for sections were conducted, the games being played 
at Waterview. Here again, the lack of space was felt. The school having 
no athletic Held, only a few games each week could be played. Intersection 
meets were also held in track, freshman relays, sophomore relays, junior 
relays and senior relays. Field day brought out the largest number of 
students in the history of the school. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 75 

During the coming year the school will have the use of soccer posts and 
linsket ball courts erected in the yarrl by the Board of Education and a 
tennis court on the girls' campus installed by the school. In addition to 
the sports of the previous year for sectional competition, a league for inter- 
section soccer and outdoor intersectional basket ball will be in operation for 
the boys and hockey and outdoor basket ball for the girls, due to the improve- 
ments in the schoolyard. 

FOOTBALL. 

In the seven years of its history, (Jermantown has seen its foot ball teams 
increase in ability year by year until today the foot ball team of the school 
is to be seriously considered. Today its student body is about twelve hundred 
and with the help of the coach, Mr. Miller, and his assistants, strong teams 
are produced which are able to defeat some of the larger schools. 

The 1921 team comprised the following: Donald (Thornton), (Sigmund). 
left end ; Carmint and Gordon, tackles ; Shoemaker and Whitney, guards : 
Rhoads (captain), center; Lungren (Carberry), (Barret), right end; Kauf- 
man (Lungren, captain, 1922), quarter-back; Karback, left half; Tompkins 
(Phillips), right half; Richards, full-back. 

SOCCER. 
Germautown and vicinity play soccer very little and teams have to be de- 
veloped from new material. Other sections of the city, such as Kensington and 
Frankford, play soccer, especially in the grammar schools. Much credit 
is due Mr. Baker for his coaching. The soccer team consisted of : Dingle, 
goal: Mathias (captain 1922), Gentry (manager), Keyser, .Steele (captain) 
and Rhimer, backs ; Dieterle, Logan and Mecke, wings ; Reichling and Foley, 
center forwards ; Galpin, Grahiam and Wostenholme, forwards. 

BASE BALL. 
Under the leadership of Coach Lackey, the (iermantown High School again 
made an enviable record in baseball. For the second time in succession the 
team Avent through the season without losing a game to any high school of 
the city. In 1919 Germautown won the championship and during the fol- 
lowing year Frankford came out victorious. The Princeton Cup has been 
in Germantown's possession for three out of the four past years. The team 
lined up as follows : Whitney, Ilaverstick, Karback, pitchers ; E. Steele, 
catcher; Lungren, first base; Barret (captain, 1922), second base; Carberry, 
shortstop ; G. Steele and Kohn, third base ; Kohn and Brachman, right field ; 
Karback and Lachman, center field ; Lightcap and Reichling, left field. 

BASKET BALL. 

Both basket ball teams of the Germautown High School made good records 
last year. The first team defeated every other team in the league, with the 
exception of the strong South Philadelphia High Scho<d team, at least once. 
The second team won the second team champiimsliiii. losing only one game. 
The line-up of the team was: Burley (captain). Maxwell and Miller, for- 
wards ; Lungren and Steide, center : Lungren, Hansberry, Rhimer and Gor- 
don, guards. SVobensmilh was manager. 

The second team comprised : Harris (captain) ; Lachman and Magee, for- 
wards ; King and Acuff, center ; Dieterle, Carberry and Sewell, guards. 

TRACK. 

The track team had a very successful season, winning in a large number 
of meets or placing high. In addition, Germautown won all of the dual 
meets with the high schools of Philadelphia, with the exception of the meet 
with Frankford. 

The success of the team was largely due to the work of Mathias, Hubbard, 
Winters, Wright and Sharpless. The coach, Mr. Reith, is to be congratuld^ed 
on the fine work of his track men and especially in the remarkable record 
of the relay team. 

At the Penn Relays the team won the championship of the Philadelphia 
high schools, the Suburban high school championship and the Class B one- 



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mile relay chamiiionshii) of America. In winning three records at one time 
(icrmantown cstablislK'd a new record for tlie annual classic. The team 
has entered and won nunierons other interscolastic races. The only defeat 
was by Scranton Central High in the I^afayette Intcrscholastics. The team 
was composed of Ilolcombe U'iiptain), Toniiikins, Karbacli and Wobensmith ; 
manager, Carey. 

CROSS-COITNTHY. 

The cross-country team also kei>t up the good work and although first 
prize was not in evidence as much as it was in other departments, German- 
town was always in a "place." 

SWniMING. 

Team was composed almost I'litirely of freshmen and made a creditable 
sliowing considering theii- inexjierieiKc. S|(ecial mention is made of Bishop 
in plunging, lluckle in diving. .laniesoii in the dash and Schimmel for good 
all-round work. Honors were awarded as follows : Second school — Ashman, 
liishop, Fai'ley. lluckle. Kogel, Schimmel, Wagner; third school — DeLong, 
•lameson. Loniax. Wells; fourtli sc-liool — Bockius, Doyle, Brambley, Hilchlei-. 
Lvncli. Mitchell, Tompkins. 

TENNIS. 

'I'be re<-ord of the leiniis season w;is considered vei'y gratifying, esitecially 
as no courts were available for iiractise. The team was compose<l of Keid. 
first singles : reninglon, second : Parlee. (bird : Baker, fourth ; llitscliler and 
Oppenheimer. doul)les. Tlie reserve list consisted of Hall. Tipjiin, Thornton 
and Harris. 'I'lu' scho(d tournament was a big success. Seventy-seven com- 
peted. I'enington defeated Keid in the tinals in three sets. 

Mr. A. A. Handden. tlie coach, deserves much credit for his effort and 
work in boosting the game. Tlirongh liis efforts Mr. Tildeu, the world's 
champiiui, spoke liefore the student liody and this aroused a great deal of 
interest, which was reflected in the sulisequeut large number of entries re- 
ceived for the tournament. . 

NORTHEAST. 

The history of organized athletics in the Northeast High School begins with 
the organization of the school senate in 190.">. Previous to that time athletic 
control was in ttie bauds of athletic associations organized each school year 
without anv supervision on the part of tlie faculty. 

In l!)0,"i i'rof(ss(U-s Charles C. Ileyl. .Joseph H. Garrod aud Milton B. Wicks 
were instrumental in organizing the senate to control all extra mural activ- 
ities of the boys. The senate contains a faculty representation as well as a 
student ri'presentation. 

In I'iKtU th(> city council granted to the scliool five and one-half acres of 
land at 2'.nh and Indiana Avenue for an athletic tiidd. In 1i>14 the acreage 
was increased liy another live and one-half acres liy tlie annexation of the 
old Central Manual Training School tield adjoining. The scliool now has the 
finest athletic field in the city of rhiladelphia. In 1 '.•20 Shallcross Hall, tlie 
linest pulilic school gymnasium in l'hila(bdphia, was oix-ned. 

The boys of the Northeast High School, in honor of the man who was 
pi-incipal for over twenty years, have pr(>sented to the public schools of 
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Since Track is divided into competitions, school team and general champion- 
ships, the points given above for second team and freshman team (*) will be 
combined, and the total points distribnted in the general track championship 
in which all classes participate. 

Where four or more public high school teams are competing against each 
other the full number of points are to be credited from the fix'st positions 
downward. Where less than four teams and more than one team is com- 
peting one-half the number of points are to be credited from the first position 
downward. Where only one public school maintains a team in scholastic 
competition one-third first place points are to be credited. 

These ratios apply in first team, second team and freshman team competi- 
tions. 

The Andrew J. Morrison Trophy is to be awarded in September to the school 
scoring the highest number of points in the preceding school year, September 
to June inclusive. It is a perpetual trophy and is held by the school only 
during the year succeeding their victory. If for any reason interscholasti'c 
competition in all sports is abandoned the trophy will revert to the Northeast 
High School one year after the discontinuance of such interschool competi- 
tion. 



SOUTH PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL. 

The control of athletics in the South Philadelphia High School /or Boys 
rests almost entirely in the hands of the Department of Physical Education. 
Practically all of the major problems are in their hands, including the 
coaching of teams, appointment of managers for the interscholastic and intra- 
school sports, purchase of materials, etc. 

The athletic association consists of all those boys who buy a membership 
card for the current year. 

The Athletic Committee consists of ten boys who represent the various 
classes of the school ; all the members of the Department of Physical Edu- 
cation ; and all the coaches of the various sports, provided, however, that 
the number of men shall not exceed nine. According to the constitution of 
this committee : "The purpose of this committee shall be the organization 
and management of an efficient system of athletics, to the end that all 
the boys of the South Philadelphia High School be given opportunity for 
social, moral, mental and physical development and improvement. The 
Director of Athletics, who is a member of the Department of Physical Edu- 
cation, shall be the chairman of this committee. He shall be responsible 
to the principal of the school for all that pertains to the life and conduct 
of the athletic activities of the school." The Athletic Committee affords the 
boys representation in the athletic affairs and also forms the point of con- 
tact between them and the men interested in athletics. It is in the meetings 
of this committee that the boys of the school express their desires and give 
their opinions on the conduct of the athletic affairs of the school in general. 
The duties of this committee are much like those of similar bodies in 
other schools. 

The committee during the past year has been made up of the following 
members : Grover W. Mueller, chairman ; Richard A. Ker, Arthur Mortensen, 
George F. Shegog, Frank L. Cloud, treasurer ; Emanuel Goldblatt, Michael 
Cazzoli, Arthur Bender, Ambrose Welsh, Jacob Stein, Alvin Foley, Edward 
Goldberg, James McHale, Arthur Mandell and William Babbitts. 

INTRASCHOOL ACTIVITIES. 
Anticipating the trend of the times. Southern is an ardent believer in the 
"Sports for All" movement. Our intraschool activities have been organized 
with the idea of getting as many boys to participate in all the sports possible. 
Thev have ^been the means of introducing some new sports, e.g., soccer, 
tenn'is, etc., to hundreds of boys who not only had never played the game, but 
in many instances had never seen it played. The interest in the game now 
runs high and we feel that soccer and tennis at Southern are now on the 
way to great improvement. 



,S(I SrAl.lilN(;'S AlllI.lOTIC l.ir.KAKY. 

Our intraschonl activities tako the form of intersect ioii competition anrl 
we now liave well ors;ani/,e(l leagues in soccer, l)ase ball, basliet ball, volley 
hall, rela.vs and tennis. We use the elimination process — requiring two de- 
feats to eliminate — to determine the several class champions, who then play 
for the school championship. Bronze intersection medals are awarded to 
each member of the winning team. 

The results for th(> seasons of 1921-212 wer(> as follows : 

Basliet ball — In 11(21-22 .51 teams entered and a total of 95 games were 
played. The championship was won by .Junior Section C-3. The members 
of "this team were Goldberg (captain), E. Goldblatt, Longo, Beitchman and 
Prelutsky. 

Relays — The intersection relays are run in the schoolyard. Each team is 
composed of eight men ; each runs approximately 200 yards. Forty-three 
teams were entered. The student managers were Niedelman and Dennis. 

Soccer — I:i 1921-22 there were 48 teaiiis entered and 47 games played. The 
championship was won by Section B-1. The members of the winning team 
were: Dabrow (captain), Duniotf, Jfrieman, Annunzato, Caplan, Meersand, 
Bordin, Lipson, Levick and Crozier : Clyde (manager). 

Base ball — Basel)all has always been a popular sport at Southern and very 
successful schedules have been comiileted. The l!»21-22 schedule called for 
games by 48 teams. The student managers were Hiukel and Levin. 

Volley ball — Last season 34 teams were entered and a total of 64 games 
played. The championship was awarded to Freshman Section G-6. The 
members of the winning team were: Dessen (captain), Diodato, Blassenstein, 
("homey, D'Nuncio, De Rocco, Calado, Dunn and Brooks ; Kaplan and Borow- 
sky (managers). 

Tennis — Our tennis is run not as an intersection sport, but as an open 
tournament. Such tournaments have been conducted since 1!)20. The games 
are played on two cement courts in the school courtyards. In 1922 there 
were 30 entrants in the singles and IS in the doubles. The student manager 
is Drew. 

INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES. 

The South Philadelphia High School for Boys, despite the lack of proper 
facilities for the development of teams, has continued to rank favorably 
with the other Philadelphia high schools in most of the major sports. 

The degree of success we are able to obtain depends greatly upon the 
experience the boys have had in sports before starting upon their high 
school career. In a district such as South Philadelphia little space for sports 
exists in proportion to the population and the only recourse for individuals 
and groups are the few playgrounds where such sports as modified soccer, 
basket ball, base ball and numerous games of low organization are played. 
The obstacles in the way of such sports as swimming, tennis and soccer are 
almost unsurmountable. The foot ball and base ball teams are forced to 
practice on any available lot, while the track team must do the best they 
can without a track or practice facilities for the hurdles and pole-vault. 

Basket ball — This has been the most successful sport at Southern. During 
the past five years the 'varsity team has won the championship three times 
and finished second twice. The Reserve team had won the championship for 
seven consecutive years before 1922. The 1921-22 team, coached by Grover 
W. Mueller, was the sensation of the league, winning all of its games. With 
only two veterans on hand Coach Mueller succeeded in turning out a fast 
and clever quintette. The 'varsity team consisted of Jacob Stein (manager), 
E. Goldblatt (captain), Sherr, Koch, Shorty Abrams, Foley, Litvak and 
Lieberman. The Reserves, although made up of a group of diminutive lads, 
finished third in the league, due to the efforts of D. Goldblatt (captain), 
I. Hoffman, Hinkle, Romanoff, Wasserman, L. Weinberg and Kilemnick. 

Base ball — Southern always has a good team in this sport, but has never 
won a championship. This is largely due to the fact that the team is 
forced to practise upon any available space. The 1922 team was composed 
of K. A. Ker (coach) : Irwin (manager) ; Foley (captain), center field; Bern- 



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stein and MacGowan, pitchers ; Mandell, Cook and Weinberg, catchers ; Lieber- 
I man and Goldberg:, first base ; Colien, second base ; E. Goldblatt, shortstop ; 
1 Welsh, third base; Youny', Finley, Cook, outlielders. 

, Foot ball — Up to 1920 Mr. Dean Johnston coached our foot ball teams. 
(j During that year, due to the pressure of other business he was unable to 
' continue and Dr. Ker consented to handle the team. Although the 1921 
season was not propitious, owing to the fact that a number of veterans will 
be on hand for the 1922 season confident hoijes are entertained for a much 
better season. Those who received their letter were Poole (captain), Steiler, 
Epstein, Surofsky, Armstrong, Bieberbach, Ci'ozier, Senoff, Foley, Furterer, 
Bradley and Young. 

I Track and Field — Southern has not been very successful in this sport, due 
.chiefly to lack of distance runners, pole-vaulters and hurdlers. We usually 
have two or more good sprinters who rank with the best in the city. In Kuch 
we have one of I'hiladelphia's best distance runners of recent years. In 1922 
letter winners were: Stein (captain), Wachs, Foley, Steiler, Dumoff, Clyde 
(manager), Dushofif, Dubinsky, Killman, Fischer, Bannits and Kuch. During 
I the past two seasons Mr. Mortenseu has been handling the teams and 
they have shown steady improvement. 

, Soccer— It is rare indeed when Southern is fortunate enough to have a 

I boy matriculate who can play soccer. Practically every one of the boys has 

[ learned all he knows about the game during interclass contests and during 

the playtime of the physical education period. The 1921 team is the best we 

have yet had. It consisted of Dumoff (captain), Kait, Clyde, Goldman, 

Caplan, Lipscliutz, Solitnitsky, Dabrow, Wenograd, J. Stein, Sherr and 

I D. Goodman. 

Tennis — In 1921 .Southern had its first tennis team. The team was made 
up of Edsal (captain), Allen, Cook, Alter, Davis, Robertson and Krusen. 
With the growth of interest in this sport at Southern good teams are 
; inevitable. 

I FRESHMAN SPORTS. 

' On the whole the fresliman teams have shown better results', especially 

I in base ball and track, tlian the 'varsity teams. During the past five years 

the base ball team has won three championships. In 1922 they won every 

game. The names of the boys who have won their numerals in the various 

sports during the past year are as follows : 

Base ball, 1922 — Perstein, Friedman, Litvak, Dessen, Diodata, Morrow, 
Walker, Ferro, Green, Nigra, Contole and Porrecca. Cross-country, 1921 — 
Fisher, Eagen, Herron, Jacobs, Spiellberg, INlirahli, Goldstein, Vigliona and 
Green. Track, 1922 — Spielberg (captain), Smaull, Miraldi, Kenefsky, Gold- 
stein, Leginsky, Gillen, Johnson, Gorman and Wexler. 
I During the past few years the Southern High Alumni has given a medal 
' at the end of each semester to the boy of the senior class who has had the 
best athletic record during his four years at school. The names of the boys 
who have won this medal, the sports in which they gained honors, and the 
date when they received the medal, are as follows : 

Louis Goldblatt (February, 1920), base ball, foot ball, basket ball; William 
Leopold (June, 1920), base ball, foot ball, track, basket ball; Horace Boehm 
(February, 1920), base ball, track, foot ball: Moe Weinstein (June, 1920), 
soccer, foot ball, basket ball; Louis Sherr (February, 1922), soccer, basket 
ball, track; Jacob Stein (June, 1922), soccer, track, student manager of 
athletics. 



WEST PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL. 

The control of athletics in this school has been vested by the principal in 
an athletic committee acting as a sul)-committee of the school senate which 



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Chart of the Contuol and Organization of Athletics. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. S3 

is elected by the students. This committee is composed of two elements : 
fifteen students elected from the three upper classes by the senate and a 
number of faculty members appointed by the chairman of the athletic com- 
mittee, himself appointed by the principal. 

The legislative processes are, of course, the property of this committee, 
which may even propose changes in the constitution of the school senate, 
may change methods of award, may regulate action of teams and coaches 
and may vote on the financial budget prepared by them each fall. A 
decision reached by them is final, except in certain exceptions in the nature 
of emergencies, where the action rests in the hands of the faculty contingent 
of that committee, or in the hands of the chairman of the committee on 
athletics. 

The executive functions of the organization rest with the chairman of 
the committee on athletics, who is directly responsible to the principal for 
all athletic conditions and who is in turn appointed by him to the super- 
visory committee of athletics which governs the athletics in all the high 
schools of the city. There are a series of sub-committees, one for each sport 
supported by the school. Each of these sub-committees' is headed by a 
faculty chairman who is responsible for the conduct of the sport which his 
committee represents and administers. This chairman has complete control 
of his' sport and is usually the coach as well as the chairman of the sport 
committee. In foot ball and base ball this has been found inexpedient, due 
to the financial problems involved, and hence these chairmen have no coach- 
ing responsibilities. 

This system has many ramifications, but is a representative plan, yet with 
powers safeguarded to those who eventually have to bear the brunt of criti- 
cism and perform the actual work of athletic organization and maintenance. 

The outlined plan on opposite page suggests the actual relations very 
clearly and points out the trend of power and the actual functional groupings. 

The athletic awards granted by the athletic committee to the qualified 
boys, according to the coaches' recommendation to the committee, are based 
on the kind of athletics the boy is associated with. The school letter is 
only awarded to the boy competing in interscholastic sport, representing his 
school against other schools. The rest of the awards are somewhat shifting 
in significance, but may be divided among three distinct kinds of competition : 
competition on a school team against other school teams, membership on a 
class team in contests with class teams of other schools, and membership on 
class teams which play with other class teams within the school. 

A list of the method of making the awards and the awards themselves 
follows : 

Interclass Interschool Awards — Numerals are awarded members of inter- 
class interschool teams. Sophomores and freshmen are awarded the last two 
figures of their numerals, as : '25 ; juniors and seniors are awarded full 
numerals, as : 1924. Sophomores given half numerals as freshmen shall be 
awarded full numerals : 1926. Class team managers are awarded same in- 
signia as their teams. Student coaches receive same award as their team 
unless they have already received that award, when they shall be given the 
next highe'st award up to and including the second honor for school teams : 
AWA. All these awards are made by the athletic committee on recommen- 
dation of the coach. 

School Team Awards — One-inch star to be awarded "W" men who win 
their award as members of a team which wins a Philadelphia Public High 
School championship. Worn above the "W." First Honor : Six-inch orange 
"W" is the highest athletic award. Second Honor: Four-inch "W" flanked 
by small "A." Third Honor : Four-inch numerals. "WPHS" in monogram is 
awarded all first team managers. Cheer Leaders awarded a V-stripe, blue 
on white sweater over the shoulder with point of "V" on the chest, on 
election to the post of cheer leader by the chairman of cheer leaders ; this 
award limited to three in one school year. 

Interclass Interschool Awards — If four or more class teams play a regular 
schedule they are awarded the letter of their class, as : H, G, F, E, D, C, 
B, A. These are awarded by the athletic committee on recommendation of 
the coach. 



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85 



STANDINC OK WKST PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS AMONG 
PHILADELI'HIA HIGH SCHOOLS, 

litis lltl'J 1920 1921 

Foot l)all Second Second Second Second 

Base ball Champions Thli-d Fourth Second 

Basket ball .... ("hampidns Second Champions Second 

Swimniinj;; Champions Champions Chami)ions Champions 

Track Second Third Third Second 

Soccer Fifth Third Champions Second 

Tennis Third Second Champions Champions 

Cross-country . . Ch.impions Second Champions Champions 

Ice hockey .... Second Second 

Out of thirty-four possible titles West Philadelphia has annexed thirteen 
and just missed fourteen others, which for a yonn^ school is an achievement 
worthy of mention. When it is considered that these results have been 
attained without any adequate athletic facilities and without a field, which 
even technically could be called their own, it is remarkable. 

Although the teams have always been close contenders for foot ball cham- 
pionship honors, the future still holds that proud moment in store. Mr. 
Weiler as head coach has done very creditable work, for it is more than 
difiicult to handle u purely team game such as foot ball without any of the 
training accessories so necessary. 

Base ball has been under very much the same handicaps, but Mr. Lukens 
has given the proposition the best of his efforts and has succeeded in keeping 
the team in the van of the league with at least one championship in the 
last four years. 

Basket ball has not failed of being either the runner-up to or the winner 
of the title in the last four years. The work of Mr. Weiler here has l)een 
very productive of results. While at present tlie afternoon school for 
freshmen has handicapped his use of tin- Hoor he has continued to surge 
ahead irresistibly. 

In swimming the scho<d has never been defeated b.v a city high school 
since the organization of the scho(d in 1912. In that time they have won 
four national championships in meets open to preparatory schools the 
country over as well as the pick of the public high schools of other <'ities. 

In track, though often challengers for the title, the teams had never l)een 
successful, but in 1922 they placed both the class title and the Public High 
School championship to their credit, much to the deliglit of the school and 
with due credit to Mr. Delaplaine, the new coach. 

In spite of the fact that as a section West Philadeli)hia is not a nursery 
of soccer, in four seasons the teams have developed out of mediocrity int<i 
challengers for chanipionshiit honors. Mr. Jones last year brought through 
a team which tied for the title, and then lost on the play-otf against a 
better team in a hard fought game. Mr. Vail has been directly <-oncerne(l 
lately with the developing of interclass teams which will furnish material 
for the tirst team when sufticient skill lias l>een ac(iuired. 

Tennis has always had a g 1 following at West Philadelphia and the 

performances of the team have always warranted it. For two years it has 
held the championshiii and it will do its l)est to h<dd it a third. Mr. Hurwitz 
has given it his support and the respon.se has been all that could l>e desired. 

West Philadtdjihia has always been strong in cross-country under the 
tutelage of both Mr. Hughes and Mr. Evans and the recent team maintained 
very worthily the traditions of their predecessors. 

Ice Hockey and gidf are infant sports, but they have Itotb proved inter- 
esting to a numerous body of candidates and liid fair to merit a i)lace 
among the school's more estaldislied sports. 

Due to the crowded conditions of the sclioid and lack of facilities where- 
with to conduct them intraschool si>orls have l)een limited to soccer, Itasket 
ball, swimming, base ball and, to some slight extent, track. 




(1) CEN'ri;Al. [Ih,n s( ikioI i K m K team, 1922— l, White, 5Igi-.; 2, Gould: 3, Back; 

4, Bluiiiintlial : .i, \liisso i \l( ( imh 7, Dr. O'Brien, Coach: S. Hirst; 9, Pavitt; 
10, Bauer; 11. Mac DoiuUil 1-', (.(.rdon 13. Petri: 11. Kaplan: 15. Frank: 16, Ceasey; 
17, Prominsky. (2) CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BASE BALL TEAM, 1922—1, Hark; 
2, Cravin; 3, Conoway, Mgr. ; 4, Kauffman; 5, Baker; 6, Leach; 7, Krug; 8, Hackman; 
9, Armstrong; 10, Voegelin'; 11. Swartz; 12, Dr. O'Brien; 13, Harmon. (3) CENTRAL 
HIGH SCHOOL FOOT BALL TEAM, 1921— Standing: Clarke, Jusen, GilVjert, Belster- 
ling. Drummond, Cohen, Huntsinger, Hunn, Maxwell; Sitting: I>r. O'Brien Coach; 
Wiesen, Sehroeder, Pavitt. McAlpine, Ballin. Frank, Prof. Althouse: Front: Cherches- 
key. Wells. (4) WEST PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOT BALL TEAM, 1921— 
1, Mr. Weiler, Coach: 2, Mann; 3, Bergman: 4, Snyder; 5. Wananiiiker, Mgr.; 6, Mac- 
Elwee; 7, Bent; S, Bergholni; 9, Mr. Ellis, Asst. Coach; 10, Witherow; 11, Richman: 12, 
McFeelv; 13,Jeffeott, Capt.: 14, Beiswanger: 15,Medoff: IB.Wainer: 17, Walker; 18, Wal- 
ters. (5) WEST PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCOOL BASKET BALL TEAM, 1921-22—1. Mr. 
Weiler, Coach; 2, Walker; 3, Stevenson, Capt.; 4, Smith; 5, Cook, Mgr.; 6, Elliott; 
7, Parsons; 8, Potter; 9, Witherow; 10, Matthews. WEST PHILADELPHIA HIGH 
SCHOOL ICE HOOKEY TEAM, 1922—1, Fulling, Mgr.; 2, Orowell; 3, Houser; 4, Kelly; 

5, Mr. Evans, Coach; 6, Goodritz; 7, Noctor, Capt.; 8, Ward. 




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ATHLETICS IN THE GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLS 

KENSINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. 

All athletic association was bejruu in Kensington High School when it was 
.vet a part of the William Penn High School for Girls. All athletics in the 
school were controlled by the athletic association. The officers for the year 
l!t21-1922 were : Kthel Paget, president ; Margaret Ranliin, vice-president ; 
Margaret Hilbert, secretary ; Pearl Cline, treasurer. 

An interclass field day has been held nearly every spring, even when the 
school was Isnown as the Northeast High for Girls. In the spring of 1921 
Kensington with Frankford and Southern held the first high school track 
and field meet. Another high school meet was held in the spring of 1922, in 
which all the high schools participated. 

Intersectional games are played each team ; certain games for each year as : 
First year, captain ball ; second year, volley ball ; third year, basket ball ; 
fourth year, basket ball. During the spring term tournaments are played 
in these games. Letters, suggestive of the particular game, are awarded 
to each girl on the winning teams. Numerals are given to eight girls who 
have received the highest number of points for track and field. 

Until 1922 basket ball was the only sport which was carried on with 
other schools. In 191!) Kensington's first games were with Germantown 
High School. During the following years, Kensington played Beechwood, 
Merchantville High School, Southern and Normal. Base ball as a competi- 
tive sport was begun in the spring and one game was played between Ken- 
sington and Frankford. In the spring of 1921 the Athletic Association 
pi'oduced a pageant, "The Spirit of Spring," in which eighty-five girls took 
part and which was very successful. 

Kensington High is planning to take part in the future in all competitive 
sports such as tennis, volley ball, basket ball, base ball and track and field. 



•, PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. 

The athletics of the Philadelphia High School for Girls are controlled by 
the executive committee of the athletic association and the teaching staff 
of the Department of Physical Education. The executive committee is com- 
posed of the president, secretary and treasurer and an athletic association 
representative from each section of the school. The committee in 1922 
numbered sixty-one. 

The athletic field is a twenty-minute car-ride from the school and is under 
the control of the athletic association and the alumnae association. There 
is a 75-yard track, jumping pit, base ball diamond, a space for long distance 
ball throw, and four tennis courts in excellent condition. A member of the 
janitorial force is on the field from March until November. The field is open 
every day, including Saturday, and all summer, and the tennis courts are 
always in use by alumuie and students. 

Every student in the school, unless excused by a physician, is tested in 
running, jumping and ball throwing. In the fall term of 1921 the events 
were a 50-yard dash, running broad jump, base ball target throw. In the 
spring term of 1922 the events were 50-yard dash, overhead basket ball far 
throAv, standing hop-step-and-jump. Endurance tests in the gymnasium are 
!<nee raising and rope climbing. 

The intraschool competition consists of senior vs. alumnae captain ball ; 
senior section, junior section competition captain ball ; senior vs. junior 
captain ball. The sophomore sections compete in volley ball. At the close 
Df the spring term's work in the gymnasium all senior and junior sections 
Qold an annual gymnastic contest. The students elect their own representa- 
fives and judges are teachers from other schools. In September an annual 




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tenuis tom-iiaiiiont is bold, open to the whole school, aud a base ball schedule 
is run off. Field hockey is also on the schedule. 

The only interschool competition is the trade and field meet. The athletic 
association awards in the senior-junior gymnastic contest are a silver cup 
to the winner of the contest, a silver medal for second place, and a bronze 
medal for third place. 

The athletic association awards letter for : Winner of tennis tournament, 
members of winning team defeating alumnre, members of senior vs. junior 
captain I)all, members of the group winning senior vs. jvinior gymnastic con- 
test, all members of the interschool track team, members of winning volley 
l)all team, members of winning base ball team. 

Winners of Events, 1921 and 22 — Tennis, Elinor Strousse ; gymnastic con- 
test, first place, .Tennie Graham : second place, Miriam Bisenhardt ; third 
lilace, (iladys Bauer : track and field meet, second place. 

School Records — 50-yard dash, 6.3 seconds ; running broad jump, 14 feet 
10 incht's : running high jump, 4 feet 5 inches; round-arm basket ball far 
throw, 74 feet; standing hop, step and jump, 22 feet 10 inches. 



WILLIAM PENN HIGH SCHOOL. 

The Athletic Club of the William Penn High School, like all the other 
clubs of the scbocd. is organized under the students' association. During the 
past year the athletic club fostered the following activities within the school: 
In the fall, hockey and soccer ; during the winter, basket ball, volley ball, 
social dancing and a leaders' class ; in the spring. l)ase ball, tennis and 
track and field. Each activity is under the special sponsorship of a member 
of the physical training department. 

As the school has no yard or field, its outdoor activities have been devel- 
oiied under difticnlty. The overcrowding, necessitating double shifts, has 
tied up the gymnasium several afternoons until five o'clock for regular 
classes, a further handicap. Nevertheless, interclass games have been run 
in the various sports, basket ball proving especially popular. The leaders' 
class is training girls to act as leaders in class work, as well as in all the 
other athletic activities. 

The past year the school has branched out into interschool activities, 
resulting in a renuirkable display of school spirit. The track and field meet 
aroused much interest and the hiking club, which is sponsored by one of 
the academic teachei-s. takes five to ten-mile walks on Saturdays. Its 
nieuibersbip is limited to fifty, and the waiting list is so long that another 
club will probable be organized. A number of the girls have begun to earn 
credits toward their school numerals and letters by playing on the interclass 
teams and by making school teams. This year this list will be greatly 
lengthened and many more numerals will be awarded by the time June 
comes around. 

Two base ball games were played : one with B'rankford on May 10, in which 
our team played hard, but met defeat, and the other with Southern on 
May 24. in which we were again defeated. But our first experience at 
base bail has been a very valuable one. It has aroused general interest in 
the game, and greatlv improved the skill and technical knowledge of our team. 

Base ball team — Rose Gold, pitcher ; Bella Perlstein, catcher ; Inez Mar- 
shall, first base ; Verna Stewart, second base : Eva Goldberg, third base ; 
Elsie Perry, shortstop ; Ilattie Iloehn, right field : Bessie Cohen, center field ; 
Sara Sluts'ky, left field ; Anna Mcintosh and Naomi Machles. substitutes. 

Track team — Dorothy Winters, Florence Campbell. Margaret McKinley, 
Viro-inia Hornickle, Rosalind Marsh, Helen Shields, Lillian Spitzer, Elizabeth 



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The athletic association comprises 98 per cent of the student body. A dime 
entitles a girl to membership, which gives her the right to vote in the athletic 
association and the right to participate in any athletic activity of the school. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBltARY. 95 

At the bcjiiuniiig of each term the executive board, which consists of a presi- 
dent, a sf cretary, and a representative from each grade, is elected by the mem- 
bers of the association. The president and secretary must be 4A and 4B girls, 
and both they and the grade representatives must have a scholastic average of 
75 or ov(>r. The advisory council is composed of members of the physical 
training department and one otlier teacher, who is the treasurer of the associ- 
ation. The council advise and to a certain e.xteut control the actions of the 
e.xecutivc board. Together the a<lvisory council and the executive board 
choose girls to lill any vacancy that may occur. 

INTBRCLASS COMPETITION. 

West Philadelphia High excels in games of all descriptions : captain ball 
and hoclo-y for the Juniors and seniors: soccer and volley Itall and dodge ball 
for the freshmen and sophomores. Any girl in the school may play tennis and 
base ball. The exciting time of the captain ball season is the junior-senior 
game in which the winning team receives the letters WPGHS. The winning 
team of all the other captain ball games gets a "W" and the number of its 
grade engraved on the cup. That cup is the pride of the school and each girl 
on every team is eager to win the honor of seeing her grade engraved on its 
shining surface. The members of the winning team in all other games are 
awarded a school letter and the class numerals are placed on a plaque. The 
winning classes in the spring interclass tracli meet have their numerals 
l)rinted on streamers attached to royal blue A. A. flag. If a girl passes all 
her sul),jects she is able to play in the interclass games. Competition there- 
fore not only encourages athletics, but also inspires a girl to do better worii 
in her studies in order to compete. 

For the first time last si>ring, the school entered an iuterscholastic traclv 
and field meet with sevtMi <ither girls' high schools. 'IMie different events havi? 
lie<ii taught in class. During these regular periods the girls have a chance to 
improve their performances. After-school try-outs were Iield foi' those who 
wish to enter the meet. The athletic association board presented the team, 
in appreciation for their services, with headbands and ties of the school 
colors and transportation to and from the field. 

THE A.A. SCHOLARSHIP. 
A feature of the athletic spirit at the school is the A.A. Sch(darship for the 
benetit of girls who desire to take a normal physical education course. Very 
few other high schools offer such an opportunity ; at present there an- two 
West I'hiladelphia girls using this fund. There is also a waiting list of 
applicants. The money is raised in various ways by the A.A. A special 
feature last spring was a song and cheer contest. Prizes were offered for 
the best school song and cheer. Afterwards booklets wer<" printed containing 
the choice songs and cheers, which were sold through<uit the school. All 
clubs under the supervision of the A.A. give the lialance of all money which 
has been collected during the term toward this fund, while half of the A.A. 
dues are given also. The usual metliods of selling refreshments at all A.A. 
parties are used as well to increase this fund. 



SOUTH PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL. 

The Athletic Association of the South Philadelphia High vSchool for Girls 
occupies a unique as well as a very important position among the school 
organizations. Since one of the greatest aims of the association is to have 
as many girls as possible participate in athletic activities and derive the 
wholesome enjoyment which this participation gives, the qualifications for 
entrance have accordingly been made broad. Plain membership to the stu- 
dents 'association, which includes all the girls of the school, permits a girl 
to euter the athletic association if she is interested and willing to give her 
time and energy to the many activities which the association undertakes. 

One important factor in the success which the "athletic association has met, 
is the interdependence and co-operation which exists between it and the 



SPALniNO'S ATTILETIC LIP.RARY. 97 

stiidpnts' association. The latter, in many of its undertakings depends upon 
till' help which the athletic associatinn gives. The gymnasium is the head- 
(|iiarters for the student association officials. The gymnastic teachers becausi' 
<if their close contact with the girls can give advice and help to the students' 
association. One of the gymnastic teachers is sponsor of the trafiic depart- 
ment, a very important branch of the students' association. But most 
important of all, the athletic association is a very great factor in spreading 
school spirit, a thing which the students' association is so anxious to 
promulgate. 

Certainly, the aims and ett'octs of nthletics in the South Philadelphia High 
School are far reaching. The great glory of the modern school is that it 
affords the pupil so much more than mere scholarship. Preeminent among 
the institutions that care for the body, mind and morals of the girls in school, 
is the Athletic Association. 

List of Pupils Winning Athletic Honors — Basket Ball: Irene Wethman, 
Matilda Udrin, Miriam Rosenfeld. Minerva Casper, Belle Miller, Constance 
.lankansky. Margaret Fairweather. Base Ball : .Josephine Parillo, Clotilda 
Menna, Irene Wethman, Florence Freeman, Margaret Langone, Margaret 
Fairweather, Adele Manuson, Cora Beale, Bertha Topkis, Elizabeth Bernstein. 
Track and Field : Florence Golden, Elsie Moran. Sadye Swenson, Irene 
Wethman, Betty Wachter, Elizabeth Bernstein, Cora Beale, Myrtle Glenn. 
Philomena Grand, Margaret Buchley, Edith Bruck, Margaret Fairweather, 
Emma Centrella, Elizabeth Cole, IMatilda Lubin, Hilda Manicee, Constance 
Jankansky, Eleanore Orr, Viola Friend, Margaret Langone. 

In addition to the competitive features of the school athletic activities 
hiking is also prominent, the walking group being known as the Knowledge 
and Pleasure Club, under the patronage of Dr. Nichols, who acts as chaper- 
one and is the fount of all knowledge concerning nature lore, interesting 
excursions are made into the countryside, and as one of the club writes : 
"Through seeing things and hearing Dr. Nichols we learn, through walking 
and exercising we become more physically fit and through a better under- 
standing of nature and closer contact with things less material than those 
which are bound to clutter our daily life, we instinctively raise (nir nior.il 
standard." 




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ATHLETICS IN THE JUNIOR AND 
CONTINUATION SCHOOLS 



McCALL CONTINUATION SCHOOL. 

One must know something of the orgaiiization of the McCiill Continuation 
School in order to understand and appreciate the difficulty that presents 
itself when an attempt is made to run athletics at this center. The boys 
come twice each week — one morning from eight o'clock until twelve and one 
afternoon from one o'clock until five. Within the limits of these two ses- 
sions there is little time for practice, and no gymnasium, but the Starr Oar- 
den Recreation Center's tine field and gymnasium, across from the school, 
help greatly. 

Not very much has lieen attempted in base ball, due to lack of time. How- 
ever, interclass games were attempted with fine results. 

Not very much was done in volley ball until the latter part of January. A 
game was played with the Hart Continuation School which resulted in defeat, 
but a subsequent victory in a return game made up for it. A number of 
interclass games were played in the school yard witli varied success. 

A team was entered in the Penn Relays, and although the quality of the 
material was unknown the results were most gratifying, second place being 
secured in the race. 

GIRLS' FIELD DAY. 

Last spring it was decided to interest the girls in athletics by having a 
field day. Through the efforts of Miss Katharine Knowlan, the services of 
Miss Mary Tyler, secretary of the Girls' Work at the Central Y.W.C.A., were 
secured to teach the games. 

Field day was held June 11, at Belmont Plateau. The events consisted of 
zig-zag race, broad jump, running relay, basket ball far throw, basket ball 
relay, running race, broad jump, three-legged race, suitcase race and dodge 
ball game. 

In the suitcase race each contestant ran to a certain spot, where she 
found a suitcase containing a pair of shoes, a dress, a hat, and a pair of 
gloves, which she was expected to don quickly and with suitcase in hand run 
back to the starting point, deposit the suitcase and remove the articles. 
Everyone shouted when one girl pulled a pair of her father's shoes from her 
suitcase, and when she lost one while running, it caused a second burst of 
merriment. 

The dodge ball game was most exciting. Upon it depended the awarding of 
the prize, a handsome McCall School pendant. Miss Hughes' team won and 
Director William II. Welsh made an appropriate presentation speech. 



MITCHELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 

The athletic council, which consists of one boy and one girl representative 
of each class, controls the athletics of the school. It is their duty to make 
suggei'Jtions to better the athletic activities of the school. The otiicers are : 
Mr. F. B. Kline (Principal), hon. president; Ralph Robinson, president; 
Gilbert Wolfe, vice-president ; Amelia Biddle, treasurer ; Ruth McCarter, sec- 
retary ; Mr. Robert Brown, faculty representative. Practically the entire 
student body is enrolled. 

Activities embrace soccer, volley ball, basket ball, base ball and track and 
field. In the Penn Relays Atkins, Wolfe, Welsch and Farson comprised the team 
and won their race. Other events were the junior high track meet and field 
day, with very few exceptions, the entire school participating in some part of 



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], Mr. Siiiitli, Coacli; 2, Farson; H, Wolfe; 4, Mr. Wolfe, Coach; 5, Atkins; 

0, Welsh.. 

MITCHELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL RELAY TEAM. 

Winner of tlie Junior High and Continuation Relay Championship, Penn Relay 
Carnival. 



SrALDIN(iS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 1(11 

the piosraiii. Girls' principal events were captain ball and volley ball. 
Those wiKi obtained their "M" in one or more sports were as follows : 

Boy.s— Wright, Atkins, Hoin. Koihio, II. Loeper. .T. Looixt. Gross, McCJurigaii, 
Ui/wen, Bowers. Wolfe. McBlwee, Farson. C. Welscli, Love. Walters, McKa.v, 
E. Welsch, W. Mount, R. Oliver, .7. Ilicks. G. Coulter. MeCandless. 

Girls— Cecelia White, Amelia Biddle, Anna Moore, Helen Shephard, Adelaide Bell, 
Kathr.vn Burke, Anna Ganihle, Doroth.v Ellis, Blanche Sechendorff, Thelma Walker, 
Frances Brown, Mildred Brice. 

Ill order to give every one an opportunity to enter some form of athletics 
interclass after-school games are scheduled three days a week in basliet ball. 
l)ase ball, volley ball and dodge ball for Ixiys. and captain ball, base ball, kick 
ball, volley ball, end ball and dodge l)all for girls. In addition there is social 
dancing and a girls' swimming club. 

THOMAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 

The first meeting of the pioneer athletic council of the Thomas Junior 
High Scliool took place the first Monday in November. Thirty classes voted 
for two boy captains and two girl captains. From these 120 captains were 
elected ten councillors. These ten captains, together with Mr. Allen Wetter, 
Mr. Sol Sacks, Mrs. D. H. Jlortensen and Mr. Edwin I. Black, teachers of 
the school, composed the first athletic council. 

The council meets every month. The officers and members are : IMr. Sol. 
Sacks, chairman ; George Berger, secretary ; Mrs. D. II. Mortensen, treasurer : 
Mr. Edwin I. Black, vice-chairman; Mr. Wetter; Isadore Pitcotf and Blanche 
Davis, 7A ; Jacob Cohen and Elizabeth iloldersky, 7B ; Harry Baratz and 
Celia Kaiseu, 8A ; Isadore Bainholtz and Bessie Pepper. SB; Hymen Sallz- 
man and Eleanor Pierce. 9A ; George Berger and Ray Rubenstein, !tB. 

The council awards 'varsity letters to school teams, writes school songs 
and cheers, votes on expenditure of money, handles A. A. tickets, buys ath- 
letic equipment, looks after supplies and acts as cheer leaders. 

All classes are divided into (wo lioys' and two girls' teams. Each team 
has its captain, two boys and two girls in each class. Duties of the captains 
comprise : Keeping record of all field and track meets, keeping scores of 
games, umpire games when not playing, act as lock between class and council, 
lead lines when passing in hall, distribute and collect material and apparatus, 
act as squad leaders. 

During the 1921 season the Thomas School entered the girls' volley ball 
and captain ball leagues and the boys' soccer, volley ball and basket ball 
leagues. There was also a girls' liasUet ball team, but it did not play any 
outside schools. Games were jilayed with other junior high schools and the 
neighborhood elementary and higli schools. Some track work was done <lur- 
ing tlie fall and a few ininor meets were held witli elementary and high school 
boys \vh(j lived in the neighborhood, in order to "get a line" on possilile athletic 
material. The first Held day was held June 1 and it "went big." Every girl 
and boy participated in at least three different events. 

Winners of school letters in various events were as follows : 
Girls — Ray Rubenstein, Sara Rooner, Jennie Rooner, Dora Pincus, Rose <!older, 
Anna Simon, Augusta Levin, Albertine Borris. Anna Glickman, Nancy Blumberg. Anna 
Fekiman, Bessie Pepper, Helen Myers, Anna Simon, Al. Bowin, Frances Lederman. 
Lena Pressman, Dora Pueie, Emma Scervla, Helen Pruncike. 

Boys— Ralph Bates, Julius Ijavza, James Haves, Nathan Rudolph, Marcus Frank, 
Sam Sacks, Victor DeVeccis, A. DeVeccis, Joe Sehecter, Abe Shapiro, Harry Barotz, 
Abe Waldo, George Berger, Harry Balotz, Joe Cohen, Joe Famitsky, Hyman Saltzman, 
Morris Polokoff, George Berger. Paul Wligerman, Charles Kaufman. Isadore Bonholtz, 
Abe Gelman', Julius Sacks, (i. Shields, E. Sinyhe, T. Famitsky, J. Gilligan, J. Dubin, 
H. Rubin, T. Tappit, J. Hives, M. Margolis, J. Scole, H. Evsig, H. Karosick, I'. 
Nutitowsky, I. Bornholtz, B. Rosenwald, N. Rothstein, E. Levenworth, H. li'arber, 
J. Rudolph, F. Silvert, A. Wersfeld, M. Benedict, B. Ralph, L. Shifsky, M. Born- 
holtz, H. Tappit. 

Intra school athletic competition — By far the greatest thing done in the 
Thomas Junior High School is the organized games after school hours. 




(li I'. \NKI I r\ll \\.\M. I'ljj— 1, Ur. Smith, Coach; 2, Mr. Wolfe, Coach; 
?,. I.c\i> I l.n^nii Wiiiiht: li, Mount: 7, Atkins: S, "Walters; 9,' McElwee. 

(li) VOLLEY BALL TEAM. 11122—1, Mr. Smith, Coach; 2, Sharp; 3, Kelle.v; 

4, Herman; ^>. Mr. Wolfe, Coach; 6, Sclieley; 7, Less; S, Bowea: 9, Thomas: 
10, Wolfe; 11, Farsou. (3) SOCCCEH TEAM. 1922—1, Mr. Smith, Coach; 2, Par- 
son; 3, McGarigan; 1, Wolfe; 5, Mr. Wolfe, Coach; 6, Bowers; 7, Atliins; 

5, Thomas; 9, Soper; 10, Hein; 11, McElwee; 12, Wright; 13, Gross. 

MITCHELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 



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1, Mcllwain; 2, Messmer; 3, Lentz; 4, Foulk; 5, Howes; 6, King; 7, 1 
berger; S, Walls; 9, Brady; 10, Kernes. 

TILDEN .JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 
Piililie Junior Higli Schools Cliampionship Volley Ball Team, 1921. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 103 

Every one of the fourteen hmidred ehildren play at least once a week. All 
classes are organized into color teams. These teams i)lay volley ball (boys) 
and captain ball (girls), on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 

Usually twelve games are played at once, six of each, and have three sets 
or 36 games an afternoon. Following is an explanation of the score board : 
12 3 4 5 6 

Set 1 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 

Set 2 13-14 15-16 17-18 19-20 21-22 23-24 

Set 3 25-26 27-28 29-30 31-32 33-34 35-36 

Numbers 1 to 6 represent the courts for both games. The numl)ers hyphen- 
ated represent the teams played ; thus, teams 1 and 2 play on court No. 1, 
the first set, etc. 

The teams know just where to report, the teacher in charge fires a gun 
which starts the twelve teams playing, who continue until a second shot is 
fired. All teams immediately change sides and resume playing of the second 
half. A third shot ends the first set of games. Other teams take their 
places and are guided by the firing of the gun. This goes on until the three 
sets of games are played. At the end of the season an elimination takes 
place to determine the school champions as well as champions of the different 
grades. Pennants are awarded the winners. These games are run by one 
teacher who does notiiing but supervises. 

Interschool competition — The school entered all leagues that were formed 
and the results at the end of its first season in junior high school activities 
were very satisfactory. It must be remembered that the school was new ; 
the teachers were new, tlie pupils were new. and under such conditions the 
work was remarkable. There was plenty of spirit worked up by the teachers 
and the A. A. did the rest. 

BOYS' \VEKK. 

The T..T.II.S. banner, the largest owned by any high or elementary school 
in the city, was a feature of the T..I.II.S. section in the Boys' ^Yeek parade. 
At least 300 l)oys being in the line of march. The base ball, volley ball and 
track teams were dressed in their uniforms. This banner is 18 x 3 feet, and 
it takes seven boys to carry it. The banner was made by the arts and sewing- 
department. 

On May 19, in conjunction with Boys' \Veek, the school successfully carried 
out a great program of volle.v ball games. The courts were stretched across 
the spacious yard and twenty teams started with the crack of the gun. Two 
hundred boys were in action. After the first set was over. 200 other boys 
were in position on the ten courts. The third set of games followed and play 
continued until the entire school enrollment of 5S6 boys had taken part. 
The score was : Blues IS, Golds 12, city colors l)eing used that day. 

On May 20 over 400 l>oys competed in track and field events at the school. 

tiraduating medal — A medal is awarded to the best allround boy and the 
l)est allround girl athlete. These boys and girls are kept track of during their 
term in the 9A and 9B grade. This medal, it is found, acts as a stimulus 
for tile hoys and gilds and in this way material is obtained for the teams. 

TILDEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 

The athletic committee of the Tilden Junior High School is composed of 
the following : Mr. Deininger, Miss Greer, Mr. Jacobus, Mr. Cydell, Mr. 
Boland, Mr. Binns. 

Tlie ciimmittee and the school council have control of the general athletic 
policy of the school. Each class in the school, both boys and girls, is 
divided into four athletic teams, two Gold teams and two Black teams. Each 
team is controlled by a captain and an assistant captain. 

The captains are the official representatives of the class on the Athletic 
Committee. From among their number the president,, vice-president, secre- 
tary and treasurer of the athletic association were selected. Th officials for 
the first year were as follows : Rollo Jacobson, president ; Jennie Hunter, 
vice-president ; Thomas Brown, secretary ; Robert Chadwick, treasurer. 



.SI>AMJli\(;\S ATHLETIC LUUV. jiV. 105 

GIKLS' ATHLETIC ACTIVIT1E.-5. 

A captain l>all team was formed sooii after the opening of the Tilden 
Junior High School, September 8, 1921. The student body as a whole knew 
very little of the game, so great stress was placed upon it as a class game 
(luring the year. A knowledge of the game quickly brought an interest in it 
and by spring of 1922 two teams were running, practising three days a week 
after school hours. In the spring of 1922 the school entered the league with 
Mitchell and Thomas Junior, but failed to win from the other two teams. 

A volley ball team was also formed. In the fall of 1921 a volley ball league was 
formed with Holmes and Thomas Junior high schools. The first season in 
this game was crowned with success, Tilden winning two games from each 
of the others. Tilden entered the volley ball league in the spring of 1922, 
with all the other junior high schools. During this season the girls won and 
lost a game with each of the other schools. 

BOYS' ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES. 

In spite of the fact that a late start and lack of ground equipmeiit seri- 
ously handicapped the formation of a soccer league in the junior high schools 
last year, a three-game scries was played by Thomas, ]\Iitchell and Tilden. 
Mitchell defeated Thomas 5 — and Tilden 4 — 0. Thomas defeated Tilden 
2 — 0, finishing in second place. 

Track, like everything else, was new, and, being novices, the boys did not 
know what was really expected of (hem. The boys did well in the Penn 
Relays and deserve a great deal of credit for their work. The following con- 
stituted the team: T. Brown (captain), Covington, Keevan, Foster, Baker 
substitute. 

The relay showing was so encouraging that no one was surprised when 
Tilden High won the junior high meet. It was won on the team averages and 
not on individual stars. There was a senior l)()ys' team, senior girls' team, 
junior boys' team, junior girls' team, each team consisting of twenty. Tilden 
was represented b.v eighty contestants in the meet as were the other junior 
high schools, seniors being over 5 feet 2 inches in height. 

In anticipation of the ensuing basket ball season a call for candidates was 
issued about November 15. The school being a new one, there was no line by 
which material could be judged. After the tirst week the process of elimina- 
tion began. The first team was made up of the following : Davis and 
Echenhofe (captain) forwards, Tolend center, Dolbow and Jacobson guards, 
with Corbett, Sheid and Bealonz as substitutes. The second team comprised : 
Heft and Beissel forwards. Quick center, Holland and Tyre guards, with 
Patterson and Carter substitutes. 

Although Tilden did not wiii a league game, the boys must be given credit 
for their courage — there wasn't a quitter on the team. All but one game was 
lost by close scores. Much lieli) will come undoubtedly from the basket ball 
club. This club is composed of boys who have had some experience as well 
as those who desire to learn. A number of future stars have been uncovered 
and the nucleus of a splendid team is Jit hand. 

Volley ball — The spring volley ball season ended with one victory and five 
defeats. Although from the point of view of competition with the other junior 
high schools, standing was poor, the team has shown a marked improvement, 
and hope to be real contenders this season. 

Baseball — A call for candidates brought forth a generous response in num- 
bers. As to qualitv — they were large and small, experienced and inexperi- 
enced. The team as finally selected comprised : Thomas Brown and B. Baker 
catchers, Martusus, Carter and Smith pitchers, Clifford Carter, Carter and 
Scheid on the bases, Blair Ray shortstop, Tolend, H. Greene, Ed Greene, 
Printz and W. Davis in the outfield. 



10« SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



ATHLETICS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 



ALCORN SCHOOL. 

At the end of June, 1921, Alcorn was given a rating by the jihysical train- 
ing department of 38.3 per cent; in February, 1922, it was <!(•.. 9 per cent. 
In May, 1922, while the final figures were not l^nown at tliat time, it was 
estimated the percentage would be 87.7 per cent. This remarkable grovvtli 
in a year's time was due entirely to the co-operation of the teachers among 
themselves. Miss Leah Kinkaide acted as chairman and representative. 

During fall and winter, although there was no downtown soccer league, 
the school played five games, winning four. A series of interclass dodge 
ball games were played during the winter and in the spring Mrs. Elizabeth 
Stephen took charge of a boys' junior team and won the league contest 
played against other schools. Miss Alice Partridge had charge of the girls' 
junior dodge ball team which played in the interschool league. 

During the winter the boys entered the Central High School indoor track 
meet. Joseph Smith won the honors for the city in the junior broad jump. 
In the spring the school entered the Penn Relays for the first tinn', making 
the course in 1 :.54. The teams also entered the downtown field day <'vents 
at McCoach Playground under the direction of Miss Katherine B. Wylie and 
Aliss Helen Stutzenburg and the Belmont dances under the direction of Miss 
Emma R. Palmer. 

BURK SCHOOL. 

Keen competition and a great spirit of rivalry existed in the interclass 
games and color contests held by the fourth year classes. Four games of 
pass ball and dodge ball were arranged for a final contest in color, the 
Blues holding their own and winning, 24 — 1.5. Two tug-of-war contests and 
two potato relay races were held between the 4A and 4B classes, the boys' 
Blue team of 4A won the former, with the girls' Gold team of 4A holding 
out strongly against that of 4B. 



CHILDS PUBLIC SCHOOL. 

With the arrival of Mr. Burkard organized games soon took the place of 
the rough disorganized forms of play. Color contests are played every after- 
noon after school and interclass games are held at recess time. Teams were 
formed to participate in the interschool activities. The Childs team was 
good enough to secure a first place in the Penn Relays. The volley ball 
team played through the league season, losing but one game to the Nichols 
schixd, which it later defeated twice. The strong Poe School team was 
.unong those defeated. The captain ball team did fairly well. The game 
was entirely new to the girls of the team, but they were quick in assimilating 
the fine points. The dodge ball teams did not fare as well as the other 
teams. They played but two games, losing both. 

Considering that it was the first year Childs School has entered into ath- 
letic competition, the season was very successful, and it is hoped is only a 
forerunner of what will be accomplished in the future. 



CURTIN PUBLIC SCOOL. 

The control of athletics at the Curtin School is in the hands of the phy- 
sical training teachers, who attend to all the athletic activities of the school. 
The athletic association has a membership of five hundred. The members 



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are all proud wearers of the athletic buttons which they receive upon the 
payment of the small yearly dues. There have been many visitors to Curtin 
within the last year and all have remarked on the wonderful spirit shown — 
the school pride— which is largely due to the wholehearted interest of every 
pupil in the school athletics. 

With the 1922 season the relay team, running in the Penn Carnival, 
finished second in their class, winning the silver medals. With this passed, 
the main idea was to win at least one city championship ; but to try for the 
coveted honor in both captain and volley ball. These teams lived up to 
expectation by winning their sectional championship. With this victory the 
captain ball team had to be content, being defeated by Whittier School in a 




(1) VOLLEY BALL TEAM, Sectional League Champions, 1921—1, Reid; 2, Smith; 
.1, Hauser: 4, Mr. James, Coach: 5, Howie; G, Golden; 7, Weiler: 8, Malarkey; 
'J, Walters; 10, John'. (2) CAPTAIN BALIi TE.VM, Sectional Lciiyiic Cliani- 
pions, 1922—1, Lewis; 2, Wiedcnmaun: ?>, Mr. Qua.v, Coach; !. CarncU: .'>, 
Mitchell; 6, Bussinger; 7, Thomas; 8, Raws; 9, Dales; 10, Fislicr: 11, Young, 
Oapt. ; 12, John; 13, Bunner. 

CURTIN SCHOOL. 



close game. This was the only game tlie team lost during its league season. 
Volley ball told a different story. With an entirely new team they met and 
defeated eight other schools, three of them being sectional champions. The 
athletic association awarded each boy an emblem, in the form of a medal 
suitably engraved, as a reward for his worli during the season. 

The Field Day activities were entered into with a vim. entry being made 
in every event. Out of an entry of seventy-two schools, Curtin finished 
fifth, and second in their class, with a grand average of 81. 




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Tho followiiij; won the school letter, the coveted "C" : 

Volley ball (boys) — Reid (captain), Ewing. Swift. Billups, G. Smith, 
Casale, J. Smith, Terry, Walters. Captain ball (girls) — ^Young (captain), 
Lewis, Wiedenmann, Carnell, Mitchell, Bussinger, Thomas, Raws, Dales, 
Fisher, John. Bnnner. 

Class activities — Class teams serve to develop material for the school 
team, there being in every class the Bine and White teams for girls and 
boys. The classes from the fifth grade up have teams in the captain and 
volley ball intraschool league. The teams play through a schedule and win- 
ners are announced every Friday before the assembly, as is the winner in 
the totaling of scores for Blue and White teams in the games of the week. 



DREXEL SCHOOL. 

Dre.xel entered teams in the volley ball, captain ball and baseball leagues. 
In the Penn Relays Drexel finished fourth in its race. Four teams, junior 
and senior girls and junior and senior boys, represented the school at the 
outdoor track and field meet at McCoach Recreaticm Center. For the first 
time Drexel participated in the annual field day at Belmont and was repre- 
sented by pupils in the mass drill and aesthetic dance. The senior girls' 
captain ball team, the senior boys' volley ball team, the junior boys' dodge 
ball team and the junior girls' end ball team all acquitted themselves in a 
truly sportsmanlike manner. 

Owing to the size of the Drexel yard much athletic activity is curtailed. 
There is not room for one regulation volley ball court and all captain ball 
games had to be played away from the home school. The yard also hampers 
intraschool activities. If one volley ball game is being played there is room 
for nothing else on anywhere near a regulation sized playing space. Caiitain 
ball, end ball and dodge ball must wait on one another for a place to play. 
Despite this handicap an intraschool volley ball league has been formed. 
Boys of the eighth grade arrange the schedule and referee the games except 
when their own team is participating. 



HACKETT PUBLIC SCHOOL. 

Leagues entered — Volley ball, captain ball, swimming, track (Penn Re- 
lays), base ball. Field Da.v — Mass drill, end liall. dodge liall, captain ball, 
volley ball. Track and Field — Boys and girls, junior and senior. 

Boys— H. Huntlev, J. Parrish, B. Edmimrtson, S. Burgess, E. Lewis, A. Brown, 
B Kllian, Class, R. Teese, B. Cordrich, B. Ferguson, B. Kennedy, B. Scheiik, 
AV O'Donnell, I. Greene, .J. Carroll, H. Flaville, F. iteilly, J. Frattone. S. Stratton. 
O. Whitlock, C. Arnold, .J. Potter. C. Litka, H. Ilagmicr, C. Conklin, N. Schoenhut, 
C. Stackhouse, E. Barber. ,„.,,. 

Girls— E. Manrer, E. Lindsay, V. Horning, L. Clifton, B. Edelman, F. Williams, 
A May, M Mav, A. Verrelle, E. Stromberg, S. Whilaker, R. Raymond, G. Hill, 
F. Miifgrew, C. Smilowski, G. Walthers, E. May, L. Blazene, N. Rankin, H. Dough- 
erty, D. Feil. 

HALLIWELL SCHOOL. 

The athletic association dates from September, 1921. The officers for the 
term were: .Tohn Hinshaw, president; .Joseph Slater, vice-president: Florence 
Clark secretary; Freda Spence, treasurer. The dues were 10 cents a term. 
The membership comprised 250 of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades It was 
planned to have each term one hike or picnic : the first one was held October 
29 1921, in Carpenter's Woods. The programme included a "hare and 
hound chase," a "treasure hunt," and last but not least a "(loggie roast. 
The athletic association then bought for the school a beautiful American 
flag and a felt banner, to be given each term to the room having the best 
dodge ball team. 




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After the success of that term, the work in Ifebruary was taken up with 
more vim than before. The new officers were : Joseph Slater, president ; Carl 
Lehman, vice-president ; Alice Grimshaw, secretary ; Lavinia Lament, 
treasurer. The picnic was held in Burh(dnie Park on May 13, 1922, a fitting 
beginning for Boys' Week. This year a boys' and a girls' dodge ball team 
were entered in the leagues. The girls won first place in their league, an 
honor of which they are very proud. Other activities included entry in the 
track and field meet at Whitehall Commons and the folk dances at Belmont. 

On Wednesday morning of Boys' Week the boys entertained the girls in 
the opening exercises. On Friday afternoon the color contest was held. 
Every class from 2A to 6B entered some game. The score was 6 to 5, 
favor of the Gold. On Athletic Day, Saturday, of the same week, 105 boys 
entered the jumping, throwing and running events. 

Halliwell School is fortunate in having an all-year playground. On Mon- 
day, May 15, the marble shooting contest attracted quite a lot of attention. 
Thirty-six boys were entered. Halliwells' champion was George Albright, a 
fourth grade pupil. 



HALLOWELL SCHOOL. 

Elementary school athletic work was started in this school in September, 
1921. Prior to this time, the only interscholastic work accomplished was a 
track team sent to the University Carnival in 1921. Although handicapped 
by having only two seventh grades, teams were entered at both boys' and 
girlsi' indoor track meets in the fall. Points were scored by some contestant 
in each meet. 

In the spring an athletic association was formed. The athletic council 
composed of one representative from each section beginning with 5A 
arranged interclass games. Several color contests have been held in captain 
ball and volley ball in the seventh and eighth grades as well as several 
interclass games. The latter games usually ended in a victory for the 
eighth grade. 

With the addition of an eighth grade teams were entered in the volley 
ball and captain ball leagues. At the sectional meet at McCoach two junior 
and two senior teams were entered, the results showing marked improve- 
ment. It was confidently hoped that the team in the Relay Carnival at 
Franklin Field would be a winner, but unfortunately the third man fell. 
R. Becker's showing was worthy of praise. 

On Field Day at Belmont four teams and a mass drill entered. On 
account of lack of numbers the mass drill group was composed of fifth and 
sixth grade pupils, making it one of the youngest groui)s on the field. 

Although Hallowell as yet has not gained great honors or trophies the 
athletic spirit in the school has been greatly benefitted in addition to having 
interested a large majority of the pupils in competitive athletics. 

List of Pupils Passing Eligibility Test No. 1 — Andrew Fletcher, Rose 
Toliver, Eloise Turner, Margaret IMurray, John McKinley, Charles Daly, 
Thomas Neely, Caroline Finesein, Mabel Bryant, Beatrice Nicholscm, Clara 
Arrington, Yetta Galler, Joe Brown, John Daly, B"'rancis Carlin, Milton Kee- 
nan, Charles Golder, Louis Skivo, Ifred Scherer, Thomas Gary, Alfred Ding- 
ley, Kelso Robinson, Abraham Sarvetnick. 



HANNA PUBLIC SCHOOL. 

Hanna School entered a team in the indoor track meet at Central High 
School which acquitted itself satisfactorily. In the Penn Relays the team, 
running in the second highest class, obtained third place. It was the best 
balanced team Hanna has produced for sometime. 

For 1922-23 the school is planning to do more than ever in competitive 
sports. First, in the swimming meet ; then the indoor track meet will find a 
strong representation. After a lapse of league base ball during the last two 
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the Penn Relays and the s»'cti<iiial track and field meets will undoubtedly 
find the schdol r('i)r('Sful('(L 

At th(> sectional field day held at Kingsessing Playgi'ouud, May 19, both 
senior and Junior l)oys' tianis were entered, the seniors averaging more than s 
I'eet in the standing broad Jumii. In the shuttle r(>lay the boys easily outran 
other coaux'titive teams and Ixith seniors and juniors made the highest 
record for the time among the "C" class schools of the whole city. The 
girls' teams also displayed unusual enthusiasm and spirit in their training. 
Pupils winning school letters for athletics are as follows : 

Girls — B'lorence Barr. Ilia Calhoun', Seliiia Paul, Dorothy Wolf, Emily Faring, 
■\Vaaita Undercotler, Helent Kent, Ruth Lower, Lillian Taicher, Edna Rench, Lilli:in 
Davis, Elizabeth Shellem, Ehnina Jensen, Augusta Janilson, Mary Vasilio, Elizalietli 
Nemez, Mary Mill, Lydia Keini, Ruth Haines, Mary Talley, Catharine Latimer, Olive 
McKee, Harriet Showers, Doris Free, Marian Hendel. 

ISo.vs — Orville Harris. William Heeren, Raymond Cope, Franklin Donovan, Lyle (!eh- 
l)auer, William Parchem, Isadore Warshavvsky, Clarence Adams, Marvin .Tones, Angelo 
Parise, Horace Baker, .lolni McNally, William Lafferty, Norman Jamison, Michael 
Ssarri), Edwiir Montgomery, Klmer Wiker, Robert Schnell, Herbert Saunders, Earle 
Riale, Stanle.v Fisher, Bernard Roney, Michael Miele, George Burkhart, Warren 
Bnrkliart, ('harles Sliallcmbergcr. .Morris Gruliuw. Howard Bo.ver, Ro.v Morgan. Leonard 
Grass, William de Stefano. James Iligliee. William Gil)Son, Henry Coard, Guido Mas- 
Irostefano. Edward Carlisle, Roljert Johnstone, Howard Miller. 



HARRITY PUBLIC SCHOOL. 

The athletics of the school are under the group control of Mr. Charles 
Buclile.y, principal of Harrity School ; Mr. .James D. Landsdowne and Mr. 
Maurice Goodkin. The activities included participation in boys' week, field 
day events and the Penn Relays. 

INTRASCIIOOL ATHIiETICS. 
Prom October until December the seventh and eighth grade classes at 
the Harrity School played iuterclass soccer, ten teams competing. Two 
games were played per week. The scoring system was to give two points 
to the winner, and give each team one point in case of tie. At the end of 
the season two teams were tied. In the play-off each team won one and 
the third was tied. In spite of adverse weather conditions the boys would 
not consider a toss-up. Two games were decided upon. The eighth grade, 
after the first game was a tie, defeated its opponent, the seventh grade, so 
won the championship. 



HAYNE SCHOOL 

Class officers : Captains 4B, (i(d(l team, Esther Kraft and Charles Kidd ; 
Blue team. Alma Spates and Clifford Luck. Captains 4A, Gold team, Mil- 
dred Hill and Harold Smith ; Blue team, Florence Rosen and William 
Sweeney. 

The 4B teams were successful in iuterclass dodge ball. In pass ball in 
the third grade the 3B girls and the 3A boys were successful. In connec- 
tion with Boys' Week, the following events were scheduled : 4th grades, 
dodge ball. 2 (iohl, 1 Blue : :!d grades, potato race, 5 Gold, 3 Blue ; 2<1 grades, 
hopping relay, J! (iold, 1 Blue. Field Day was also held. 

Twelve pupils i)assed the elflciency tests in 4A, while all of the pupils 
in 4B were successful. 



HOPKINSON SCHOOL. 

Hopkinson is thoroughly interested in the athletic world of the public 
schools and although space will not permit an extensive treatise on its activi- 
ties, a summary is appended of its work during the school year 1921-22. 



IIG SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

.Senior and junior Itoys and girls teams at the sectional meet, a girls' 
team and a boys' team in the Dodge Ball League, a track team in the Penii 
llelays, five teams who took i)art in games and folk dances at Belmont ; also 
two base ball teams who played several games between themselves, but are 
barred from the league on account of rating. 

During the school year there were a number of interclass contests in 
dodge ball, end ball and potato races; also a series of interclass contests in 
the hop, step and jump. 



KELLEY SCHOOL. 

Supervision — Athletic representative, I-ucy M. McMun'ay ; playground 
teacher, Elsa K. Debus ; committee on athhjtics, Lucy M. McMurray, Elsa 
K. Debus, Francis E. Homer, chairman. 

Interschool activities — Kelley School entered all Field Day events at Bel- 
mont and all events in the sectional meet at Funlield. The base ball, soccer, 
captain liall and volley ball leagues were entered and the full schedule of 
games played. The school -was also represented in the Penn Relays. 

Intrascliool activities — Interclass games of volle.v ball were played by the 
seventh and eighth grade boys, and of captain ball by the girls. Boys and 
girls of the fifth and sixth grades held interclass games, the boys playing 
dodge ball and the girls end ball. 

Activities in general — Every encouragement was given to the passing of 
efficiency tests, and the results have been good. At a special assiembly the 
physical training supervisor presented silver medals to successful pupils and 
at the same time gave the boys and girls wholesome advice and encourage- 
ment. During the year Miss McMurray has been in charge of captain ball, 
swimming and senior track teams. Miss Debus has been in charge of base 
ball, soccer and volley ball. 



KENDERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL. 

The girls of the fifth and sixth grades play end ball every recess and 
before school in the afternoon each clear day. They formed teams from the 
different classes. On Play Day the fifth '"A" played the fifth "B," while 
the sixth "A" played the sixth "B." The boys have been equally interested 
in dodge ball, winning the championship of their sectional league, "B." 

With hopes of winning the championship in volley ball, the school entered 
a team in the league. If not entirely successful in points scored, Ave things 
at least the team learned : To avoid argument, to work together, to encourage 
a weaker player, to take defeat in a good spirit and to win, yet give the 
opponent credit where deserved. 

A very successful Play Day was held in the schoolyard on the afternoon 
of May 25. The dances, drills and contests were enjoyed by all present. 



KEY SCHOOL. 

In a school of the type of the Francis Scott Key — grades one to six — 
organized athletics are an activity of the fifth and sixth grades only. De- 
partmental work is carried on in the grammar grades and this simplifies 
matters to some extent. The teachers of physical training in these grades, 
Mr. Henry S. Miller and Mr. .Tohn B. Taulane, co-ordinate the work of ath- 
letics and physical training much better than if the straight grade system 
were in vogue. The control of athletics is simple. Each class has two cap- 
tains, one for the boys and one for the girls. These children, under the 
supervision of Mr. Miller and Mr. Taulane, comprise an athletic council, and 
are responsible for their class teams in intraschool competition. 

To finance the teams, the school has an athletic association. To be a mem- 
ber of this association, a child must be a pupil of the grammar grades and 
contribute a nominal sum for which he receives the regular button. He also 



SrALDINCrs ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 117 

liecomes eligible for participation in any of the athletic activities of the 
school provided his standing and conduct be satisfactory. The money ob- 
tained has been spent in carfare and the purchase of necessary athletic equiii- 
uient, i. e., shoes and suits foi- relay teams. During the season 1920-21, the 
school entered a team in the Penn Relays, sent boys' and girls' junior and 
senior teams to the sectional track meet, and boys' and girls' junior teams to 
Belmont to participate in the athletic contests at the Field Day exercises. 
During the season 1921-22, the school again entered a team in the Penn 
Relays, entered a boys' and a girls' team in the Dodge Ball League, and sent 
boys' and girls' dodge ball teams to the Field Day exercises ni Belmont. 

Beside the interschool comi)etition there has been a corresiionding amount 
of interschool competition in conjunction with the after-scliool playground 
under the supervision of the playground teachers. Miss Ruffenach and Mr. 
Taulane. A schedule is arranged at the beginning of each month for games 
between class rooms, dodge ball for the fifth grade and end ball for the sixth 
grade. Each room has two teams, a boys' team and a girls' team. Teams 
are ordered to report to the playground at the close of the afternoon session. 
Each captain talces charge of his or her team. At the end of the month the 
winning team receives a banner with the school colors and name. This 
team is allowed to hold the banner for the succeeding month, when it goes 
to the winning team of that month. 

In the interschool competition, the teams have met with a fair amount of 
success. In each of the seasons enumerated, 1920-21, 1921-22, the boys in 
the relay races have finished just outside the prizes. In the sectional track 
meet in May, 1921, the boysi set two new individual records : Senior far 
throw, junior broad jump ; the girls set one, junior broad jump. The dodge 
ball teams, however, have been most successful. At Belmont, 1921, the boys 
tied for the Class A championship in dodge ball, and in 1922 succeeded in 
winning the boys' dodge ball chanipiousliip. The girls' team tied in 1922 
for the championship. The boys' team also won the championship of the 
city in the Dodge Ball League, and the girlsi' team was eliminated after 
reaching the semi-final round. 

The most valuable result of the contests has been the growth of a school 
pride and a school spirit. The boys and girls of the school loyally supported 
their teams at Belmont and in the leagues, and have exhibited a fine spirit 
of co-operation and sportsman-lil<e conduct. This athletic competition has 
also brought them face to face with the knowledge that it is just as impor- 
tant to develop the body as the mind. It has impressed them with the value 
of team work, and has given them a finer understanding of the need of 
working together if success is to be made a reality. 



LAWTON SCHOOL. 

The athletic activities have been under the management of one of the 
teachers and the principal. The school was entered in the soccer and base 
ball leagues, also taking part in sectional meets and in the activities at 
Belmont. Play Day was observed on the afternoon of June 8, including 
play activities from the kindergarten through to the 8-B grade such as relay 
races, games, tug-of-war, pass ball, dances, volley ball and a mass drill by 
the five departmental classes. The entire faculty was in charge, assisted 
by the physical instructor, who gave very material assistance in making the 
afternoon a success. The soccer ball team won the district championship 
and were awarded school letters. 

The Tacony Fathers' Association is offering a silver cup to the schools of 
this section to be competed for next season. The school winning will have 
its name inscribed upon the cup and should a team win three successive 
years it will become the possessor of the cup. The Wissinoming Improve- 
ment Association and the Home and School Association provide suits and 
materials for these various activities. 

It is proposed for the year 1922-23 to organize an athletic association, as 
well as to conduct various clubs in such work as civics, etc., which will have 
in their aims more definite programmes for fostering school spirit. 



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LINCOLN SCHOOL. 

The yard space at Lincoln is so limited that outdoor work in physical 
traininj; is greatly handicapped. There is no space in the yard sufficiently 
large to draw a full size dodge ball ring. The building contains no halls 
that can be used for exercises, and the rooms are small and crowded with 
desks (with two exceptions). Fortunately a city playground (Prancisville) 
is located in the immediate neighborhood, which, by arrangement with the 
Board of Recreation is used during school hours. 

In the special class group of the Stevens Building physical training is 
in charge of two departmental teachers. 

Throughout the whole school an effort has been made to increase the 
effectiveness of the pliysical training by stressing the practical side of 
hygiene, co-operating with the Philadelphia Health Council and their system 
of charts. It has been felt that this work is an essential part of the train- 
ing for sound bodies. 

The lower cycle has taken very simple competitive games such as bean 
bag, target relay, dodge ball, potato race and such simple gymnastic games 
that permit competition. 

In track and field work they have had standing broad jump, basket ball 
far throw, 50 and 100 yard dashes, the 100 taking form of shuttle relay. 

The higher cycle has had very few gymnastic games. The older children 
have had competitive games. In each class two captains have been elected. 
They have selected a color : gold or blue, and have chosen teams, which 
means that each class has a gold and a blue team. 

The color contest was carried softiewhat into the track and field work, 
('hildren were trained in standing broad jump, basket ball far throw, round 
arm throw, dodge ball throw, base ball throw, 50, 75 and 100 yard dashes 
in the form of shuttle relay races. 

Senior boysi', senior girls' and junior boys' teams were entered in the 
Field Day contests. The teams went to Funfiel'd for the track and field 
events and to Belmont for the games. As a result of Field Day the school 
was awarded a diploma (its second) giving first place to senior girls' track 
and field, second place to senior boys' track and field. First place was also 
given to boys' end ball, and girls' end ball was awarded another first place. 
Third place to senior girls' track team (normal classes). 

During the school year, children were trained for athletic ability tests, of 
which there are three. The first one is comparatively easy for the average 
child to pass. The second is more difficult and the third most difficult of all. 
For these tests the children had to pass distances in standing broad jump, 
basket ball far throw (overhead) and dodge ball throw. They were required 
to run 50, 75 and 100 yards in a certain time ; to throw a base ball two times 
out of five into a circle at 75 and 100 feet away ; to chin a bar once, twice, 
four or eight times according to the test. The last requirement is to swim 
220 yards free style. 

Quite a few children have passed Test 1, for which they received a cer- 
tificate. A number of children have passed Test 2, for which they received 
a silvered pin. For the hardest, test 3, they receive a gold pin if they pass. 
A child who passes the third test is a good, all-round athlete, and it is the 
aim of every boy and girl to reach this goal. 

A team was entered in the 220 yards at the Penn Relays. They had two 
days special training, the very two days which theoretically, they should 
have been resting. But they came in second and each boy received a silver 
medal. With a little more training it is hoped that a team will be developed 
that will bring to Lincoln (and the Stevens) the banner which means first 
place. 

MANAYUNK SCHOOL. 

A summary of the athletic activities comprises the following : Intorschool 
volley ball league, three contests ; Interschool captain ball league, two con- 
tests ; Penn Relays, Courier Relay Races, Field Day at Funfield, 40 partici- 
pants ; Field Day at Belmont, Marble Tournament and Color Contest, the 
competition comprising volley ball, dodge ball, relay races and basket bail 
far throw. 



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MARTIN PUBLIC SCHOOL. 

Athletics of the Jnmes Martin School are in control of the faculty athletic 
representative, who is usually the teacher in the physical training depart- 
ment of the seventh and eighth grades. The control of each sport is in 
charge of the faculty coach of that sport. In the past the faculty represen- 
tative and one man teacher have taken care of all the sports and athletics. 

The athletics of the school are supported by the athletic association. The 
association also has the power to make suggestions. It very often takes 
full charge of interclass activities. Interclass games in base ball and soccer 
played during the noon hour are arranged by the association. The athletic 
association is composed of representatives from each class organization. 
Each class elects a president, a representative for the boys, and a represen- 
tative for the girls to the school athletic association, and a treasurer. The 
class is divided into red and white sides by the teacher and each boys' team 
and each girls' team elects a captain and a lieutenant. The school athletic 
association is made up of a boys' representative and a girls' representative 
from each class, the faculty representative and the principal. They elect 
their president and secretary. The principal is the treasurer. 

Officers are : John Sharp, president ; Julian Wojeck, secretary ; Charles E. 
Simpson, treasurer ; Charles F. Veith, faculty representative. 

Martin School has always had a good position in her league. The only 
school teams defeating the soccer team in the last two years have been 
Stetson and Potter. The captain ball team won first place in its league in 
1921. Although the base ball teams have not been able to secure first place 
in a league, they have always managed to obtain second or third place. The 
school usually enters the annual field day at Belmont, and has also entered 
the Penn Relays and the high school meets. 

In September the school will be placed upon a new basis. There will 
be four teachers in the auditorium, two of whom will have charge of physical 
training. These teachers will have an opportunity to develop captain ball, 
volley ball and a track team. Soccer and base ball will go on as before. 
There will be more interschool athletics. 



McCALL SCHOOL. 

This report covers the period between February and June only. Due to 
certain changes in the organization of tlie school, there were for a time, few 
athletic activities. The athletic activities of the school are controlled by 
Mr. Bernard Glass and captains elected by the members of the individual 
classes. These captains represent the two colors of the school which are 
"Blue and Gray." Upon election the captains are given the privilege of 
choosing their own teams. This immediately brings about a "Blue and 
Gray" color rivalry and great enthusiasm is displayed every time the teams 
take part in some athletic event or game. 

During the second week of June the entire school took part in a Play Day 
at the Starr Garden Recreation Centre. The nmin events were folk dances, 
setting-up exercises, shuttle relays, potato races, dodge ball and volley ball. 

The boys that ran on the Courier relay team (Boy Week) deserve special 
mention. The team was selected in about two or three days and without 
very much practise took fifth place from a field which was composed of over 
thirty school teams. 

Plans are now being formulated for an intraschool league of volley ball 
and dodge ball for boys and girls. A relay team will enter the Penn Relays 
and another and better team will enter the Volley Ball League. 

During the term Miss Toulon trained girls to perform several aesthetic 
dances. They were executed artistically and in a very interesting fashion. 
They were greatly appreciated and enjoyed by parents, friends and pupils. 



McMICHAEL PUBLIC SCHOOL. 

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to the treasury by conducting a campaign for magazine subscriptions. With 
this money was purchased balls, an imposing school banner, volley ball net, 
etc., and the running teams also received outfits. 

The school has entered teams in all the indoor meets, track and held 
events, aS well as the Peun Relays in which the team has won third place 
each year, each contestant receiving a bronze medal. 

In 1920 the senior girls won first place in track and field work m the 
city and were rated -'excellent" in drill and dance at Belmont. The follow- 
ing year, they won second place and the juniors were tied for second place. _ 

Of individual achievements the following deserve mention : At the Boys 
High School, December 3, V.VZO. in the junior 35 yards dash. Keys ot the 
intermediate was first and Robinson second; in the senior teani, tormyalt 
and Cas 
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certificates and .57 having the silver pin. 



mediate was first and Robinson second; in the senior team, roinwaii 
:;asey carried off the honors. In the junior running broad jump, Robin- 
vas third, and Degman of the intermediate team also got a third, ^.asey 
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E. SPENCER MILLER SCHOOL. 

Interclass games have been organized as follows : 

Fourth grades, dodge ball; fifth grades, end ball; sixth grades, end l)all ; 
seventh grades, volley ball; eighth grades, volley l>all. A team was entered 
in the girls' track meet at Northeast High School, winning first place in 
the senior girls' basket ball throw. 



WILLIAM F. MILLER SCHOOL. 

The dodge ball championship of the school was won by Room 17, 4B Grade, 
Miss Schoeppler, teacher. A very interesting series of contests was held on 
Play Day, consisting chiefly of pass ball, dodge ball and potato racing. All 
the third and fourth grades were divided into Blue and Gold teams. In a 
total of eleven contests, the Blue won six and Gold five. 



MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL. 

Interest in athletics is increasing yearly. In 1921 the school was entered 
in the track and field events on Field Day and took part in the mass drill. 
Also featured a team in the Penn Relays. In 1922 the Field Day events 
comprised track and field events, mass drill, dance, volley ball, end ball :uui 
dodge ball. In the Penn Relays finished second in its group, each member 
of team receiving a silver medal. The members of the team were : Bernard 
Feldman (captain), Israel Scotkin, Theodore O'Neill, Samuel Weinfeld, Solo- 
mon Tragash, substitute. . 

NICHOLS SCHOOL. 

Athletic control is vested in the athletic council, consisting of the prin- 
cipal as chairman, the coaches of all school teams (who must be members 
of the faculty). This council decides all matters of athletic policy, ques- 
tions of eligibility, athletic discipline, etc. Each class elects a girl captain 



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ami a boy captain, who have charso of class teams and inter -class competi- 
tion. Each school team has a captain elected by the letter members of the 
team at the end of the year to serve during the ensuing year. Dodge ball 
and end ba.x are the special sports of the tifth and sixth grades; volley l)all 
and captain ball are played by seventh and eighth grade pupils, and track, 
mass drill and aesthetic dancing teams are open to all grammar grades. 

The athletic council comprises the following : Hannah Maull, chairman ; 
J. W. McKeone, volley ball, track, mass drill : Kdna I\I. Donaghy, Anna L. 
Waldow, Anne W. (iill, cap(;iin b;ill : Anna S. (Vinway. girls' dodge liall, 
aesthetic dancing; R. D. Augmhlick. girls' dodge b.-iU : 101izal)eth Mnlrenan, 
Georgia Anderson, boys.' dodge ball ; Elizabeth F. Sylvis, Elizabeth Donald- 
son, girls' end ball ; Elsie Smith, hoys' end ball, esthetic dance ; Mildred 
Davis, boys' end ball. 

The activities pursued consist of : Volley hall, seventh and eighth grade 
class league, sectional school league; captain ball, sectional school league; 
dodgi' bull, boys' and girls' sectional school leagues; end ball, girls' sec- 
tional school league ; Penn Relays ; sectional track meet, senior and junior 
boys, senior and junior girls ; Belmont Field Day, mass drill, dance, volley 
ball, captain ball, dodge ball, end ball. 



THOMAS MAY PEIRCE SCHOOL. 

Athletics are under the control of an athletic council. Thi> president is 
a member of the graduating class and the vice-president of the oncoming 
graduation class. Two members from each grammar class represent the 
pupils in the council. 

The soccer team lost out in an interesting gann- for the league cham- 
pionship with the Robert Moi-ris team. The girls finished fourth and the 
boys second of the city's schools in the swimming meets. The base ball 
team has won all its league games and hail onl.v the Reynolds team to meet 
for the league cup. In the games at Funfield under the auspices of the 
physical training department Peirce lioys and girls did very well. A boys' 
and girls' team in the annual swimming meet at the Turngemeinde and a 
relay team at the Penn Relay Carnival representing the school also. Inter- 
esting games are held each day in the schoolyard in volley ball and captain 
ball. 

Winners of school letters in various sports were as follows ; Soccer- — .Tames 
Taylor, Carl Sehl, Herman AViley, Ewell Strittmatter, Charles Irwin, William 
Kane, .Tacob Dorfman, Herman Krouse, Eugene Byrne, Thomas Garrity, 
Louis Quinn, Joseph Walsh, Simon Lieberman, Roy Dillworth, Elmer Port- 
wood. Track — Herman Krouse, Jerald Farrell, Luigi Petroni, .lacob Dorf- 
man, Elmer Croll, Arthur Light. Base ball — Albert Price, .Tames Taylor, 
■Terald Farrell, Charles Irwin, James DeStephen, Carl Sehl (captain), Her- 
man Krouse, David Litton, Luigi Petroni, Solomon Klemptner. Jacob Dorf- 
man, Manfredo Olivastro. Swimming — Mildred Nefsky, Edith Nefsky. Laura 
Keenan. Francis Davies, Louis Quinn, Carl Sehl, Thomas Garrity. Thomas 
Ingersol. Captain ball — Emily Frick, Mary Santora, Mary Salvato, Mildred 
Nefsky, Anna Kramer, Rebecca Becker. Lena Archibald, Rose Knuise, Lena 
Sissman, Alma Dessau, Rose Kramer, Rose Zeitz, Edith Waxman, Ruth Tarr. 



POE SCHOOL. 

The seventh and eighth grade classes are divided into teams according to 
the school colors. Black and Gold. Each team of boys has a captain and 
each team of girls has one. There are twenty-six teams in all. These cap- 
tains have charge of the various age-aim tests of their groups and report 
to the teachers in charge those pupils who are (jualitied for the different 
teams in which the school enters competition with other schools. The Home 
and School Association, by a vote of its members, has agreed to present to 
the school athletic fund any money needed for the encouragement and main- 
tenance of athletics. Miss Rhoads is in charge of girls' athletics, and Mr. 
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Tho Poc School enters the Base Ball League, the Track and Field chana- 
pionship meet at Central High School and the championship meet for girls 
each year. The school has also been entered several times in the Volley 
Ball League, and has taken part in Field Day at Belmont each year, except 
1922, when it had its own field day in the spacious schoolyard. Each day 
in the yard there are interschool athletic activities, including volley ball, 
dodge ball and track events. Base ball games are also played in the yard, 
a soft ball being used. The Penn Relays are entered each year. 

In base ball Poe School had teams which made a creditable showing m 
the Public School Base Ball League each year. The school track team won 
the city championship in 1921 and finished third in 1922. At the Penn 
Relays and in the Courier relav on Broad Street, the teams were up with 
the leaders. In 1921 the boys" won the Field Day trophy at Belmont, but 
did not enter in 1922, due to the school Field Day on June 2, in which 
every pupil in the school took part. 



POTTER PUBLIC SCHOOL. 

Believing that the success of intraschool athletics should be measured 
by the percentage of children participating, class leagues have been organized 
with the view of reaching each individual pupil. The unit of competition 
is the class, although "color contests" are conducted at various occasions. 

There are two interclass leagues during the term. In the seventh and 
eighth grades, captain ball, volley ball and track ; in the lower grammar 
grades, dodge ball and end Iiall. A feature of these games is the work of 
pupil referees in the upper grades, which has proven unusually successful. 
For each game won a class receives a point, the class obtaining the highest 
number of points at the end of the term is awarded a trophy. 

In addition to recess games "elimination leagues" in soccer, base ball, 
shuttle relay and track events have been conducted. These games were held 
prior to the opening of the interschool leagues and it was necessary to play 
fhem after school hours at a nearby playground. 

Interclass and interschool games have developed a healthy spirit of fair 
play. Athletics have made for school consciousness, for loyalty to teams 
and for increased interest in school affairs. The pupils have learned how 
to work together — a lesson they will carry with them in later life. 

INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS. 

Control of athletics is vested in the principal of the school, the instruc- 
tors of gj'mnastics and one other teacher. These decide on all athletic poli- 
cies and are directly responsible for the various teams. In the spring there 
are two other teachers who help train the children for field day events. 

During the year 1921-22 Potter School was represented in evei-y sport on 
the calendar of the P.S.A.L. This included soccer, girls' captain ball, boys' 
and girls' swimming, boys' and girls' indoor track, boys' base ball and volley 
ball, boys' fifth and sixth grade dodge ball, girls' fifth and sixth grade end 
ball and all other field day events. In addition to this Potter was also rep- 
resented in the Penn Relay Carnival and in the Boys' Week Courier relay 
race. Field Day was conducted at Westmoreland playground, where color 
contests, mass drills and aesthetic dances were featured. 

The success of the various teams was quite noteworthy. The following 
summarizes the results : 

Boys — Soccei", second place in Kensington section; track (indoor), second 
place, championship meet Central High School ; Penn relays team, second ; 
courier race, sixth ; volley ball, second in sectional league ; base ball, second 
place in sectional league ; dodge ball, runners-up for city championship ; 
swimming, tie for sixth place. 

Girls — Captain ball (fall) , championship North Philadelphia and runners- 
up for city championship; (spring), championship Northeast Philadelphia; 
track (indoor), third place; end ball, second place in sectional league; swim- 
ming, tie for fifth place. 

Field day — City championship and girls' trophies ; preliminary meet at 
Whitehall Commons, first place in combined scores ; at Belmont (highest 



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scores), captain ball. Section C, 100 per cent.; end ball, girls, 100 per cent.; 
dodge ball, boys, 80 per cent. ; at Whitehall Commons, junior girls scored 
highest number of points in city, establishing two new city records in the 
team events, standing broad jump and basket ball far throw. 
The school letter "P" was awarded to the following boys : 

Howard Charles, Albert Straub, Gustav Bach, Samuel Cardwell, Fred Helbig, David 
Bacal, David Hertzberg, Paul Jasionowski, Robert Lynch, Joseph Sweeney, William 
Dixon, Peter Todd, Fred McAvoy, Charles Wilcox, William McCready, William 
Schroeder, Carl Shane, George Woolem, Albert Woosman, Paul Reinhart, Justus 
Kranich, William Fiedler, Stephen Sherman, John Baehr, Warren Walker, John 
Connolly, Edwin Dark, Carl Gross, George Ernst, Harry Phillippe, Charles Schaeffler, 
Albert Russ, John Costello, Julius Fiedler, (ieorge Wolf, Russel Manning, William 
Hart, William Pietzsch, George Freitag, Ralph Amadie, Joseph Jackson, Louis 
Brad, Herbert Buch, Edward Bant, Harrison Martin, George Brown, Stephen Sedlock, 
John McCaffrey, Harry Mergner, Grenard Stanley, Angelo Lepro, George Gledhill, 
Lewis Cornog, Raymond Lee, Max Cohen, Harry Shaw, Walter Balczarek, Charles 
Steubling, William Newland, Milton Black, Julius Kulzer, Emil Ruger, Samuel 
Brenner, Charles Bans, Joseph Whittaker, Carl Schneider, Joseph Geder, Emil Breum- 
mer, Martin Buelher, Wilford Charlesworth, Paul Fehr. 

The school letter '"P" was awarded to the following girls : 

Bessie McCash, Anita Anderson', Hazel McClintock, Grace Newns, Miriam Eble, 
Elizabeth TuUy, Hazel Henry, Anna Teale, Madaline Devlin, Ruth Ballentine, Mar- 
garet Filak, Louise Dottke, Veronica Link, Myrtle Waggenseller, Emma Hufferl, 
Naomi Carley, Agnes Ott, Katherine Balczarek, Lillian Wilson, Mary Kirk, Edna 
Galligan, Helen Galligan, Winifred Griffin, Helen Cooper, Martha Cooper, Myrtle 
Swaine, Anna Parry, Anna Sheiken, Florence Minehart, Rosella Bee, Madaline Bonsall, 
Elsie Ulmer, Anna Sender, Edna Ottersou, Katherine Eakin, Myrtle Taylor, Edna 
Schmidt, Wanda Hulka, Leah Machles, Ruth Plant, Mollie Nordau, Eleanor Art. 
Augusta Roesser, Florence Friedman, Eva Carter, Irma Hartzell, Katherine O'Boyle, 
Lulu Burke, Clara Vogel, Evelyn Hendrickson, Helen Henry, Sophie Blum, Hilda 
Schultz, Gertrude Dykes, Florence Ruger, Nellie Collins, Ida Kaupp, Mildred 
Huber, Mary Brown, Florence Aust, Mildred Pretty, Luella Eckler. Mary Burke, 
Estelle Hieier, Anna Crawford, Frances Patterson, Margaret Scott, Hilda Kroken- 
berger, Elsie Keenan, Katherine Reiser, Edna Mitchell, Ruth Meyers, Emilie 
Ruggaber, Minnie Kaess, Elizabeth Quinn, Mabel Underwood, Elizabeth Damyano- 
witch, Isabella Hieier. 

Other interesting facts or accomplishments : 

1. Potter School Field Day at Westmoreland playground, June 5, 1922. 
The program consisted of a mass drill participated in by over 300 pupils, 

two folk dances, and an aesthetic dance. Over 400 pupils participated in 
t'he color contests which included shuttle relay (boys and girls), volley ball 
(boys), dodge ball (boys), captain ball (girls) and end ball (girls). 

2. During the Boys' Week celebrated at Westmoreland playground, the 
boys of the Potter School succeeded in winning every first and second place 
prize in track competition. 

3. The percentage of children passing their age aims for the current year 
was approximately 98.0. 

4. In spite of the limited amount of play space (not wide enough for a 
regulation court in either captain ball, dodge ball or end ball) the school 
can boast of a high place in the athletic standing of its children. 



FRANCIS READ SCHOOL. 

Beside the regular school athletics, each year this school prepares to 
enter a number of activities in the annual field day. The activities and 
teachers in charge are as follows : 

Senior boys. End Ball (Mr. E. Yanus) : Senior girls. End Ball (Miss M. 
McAnulty) ; Junior boys. Dodge Ball (Mr. I. Muchnick) ; Junior girls, Dodge 
Ball (Miss A. McDermott) ; Track, boys. Shuttle Relay, Basketball Par 
Throw, Standing Broad Jump (Mr. A. B. Mascolo) ; Track, girls, Shuttle 
Relay, Basketball Par Throw, Standing Broad Jump (Miss M. Vogdes) ; 
Bovs' and girls' Polk Dances (Mr. R. Pizor). 

in 1921, and again in 1922, Francis Read School, won the Class A cham- 
pionship for boys and girls at the annual field day at Belmont, and hold 
the trophies, "The Torch Bearer" and "Mercury." 




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RUTLEDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL. 

This school is organized into two large teams for supervised playing, the 
"Blues" and the "Golds." Bach large team is divided into smaller teams, 
four in each class, named for men and women who have been leaders in 
the history of our nation. Organized games are played during the recess 
periods by those teams. Each pupil plays for his team, and each class team 
plays for the larger school team of which it is a unit. A cumulative score 
of the competitive games is kept, and at the close of the school year a ban- 
ner is awarded to the winning team. 

The organized athletics of the school culminate in "Rutledge Blue and 
Gold Day." On this day the school gives an exhibition of its work in physi- 
cal training in a variety of calisthenics, dances, mass drills, marching, wand 
drills, games, etc. The school has the following teams : Girls' indoor track 
team, boys' indoor track team, boys' relay team, boys' volley ball team. 



SHARSWOOD SCHOOL. 

Sharswood enjoyed a highly successful year in all branches of inter-com- 
petitive sport. Recess and before-school time have been organized for play 
and athletic purposes, seventh and eighth grade pupils are given a weekly 
hygiene inspection and a monthly posture test, a decathlon point system of 
track and field events for boys and girls has been introduced with the award- 
ing of banners to the successful boy and girl classes, girls of the eighth 
grade have been taught indoor base ball and volley ball, and over 450 children 
play on Sharswood after-school center each day. 

Sharswood's athletic achievements for 1921-22 are as follows : Fall cap- 
tain ball sectional championship, 1921 ; fall city captain ball championship, 
1921 ; second place girls' indoor track ; fifth place boys' indoor track ; spring 
captain ball sectional championship, 1922 ; volley ball sectional championship ; 
boys' field day trophy, Tait MacKenzie plaque (fourth consecutive year) ; sec- 
ond place Class C schools field day, 834. 2 points ; third place all schools field 
day ; second place field day mass drill, 97.7 per cent. 



SHERIDAN SCHOOL. 

An athletic association comprising the pupils of grammar grades has been 
organized with following officers : President, Mary Faint ; Vice-President, 
Russell Williams ; secretary, Evelyn Hopkinson ; Treasurer. John Carr. 

The following pupils have passed athletic ability tests. Those whose names 
are marked thus * have passed both Test 1 and Test 2. John Atkinson, 
Robert Morris*, Herbert Bell, Allen Welch*, George Hopf, Henry Hogan*, 




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Russell Orem, Howard Schuon*, Ralph Tash, Clifford Head, John Nevelinj;. 
William Hatton, Alfred Pabst*, William Burk, George Castle, Robert Van 
Xorman. 

Oil the third Saturday in June the annual school jjicnic and field day is 
held at Juniata Park under the auspices of the faculty and the Parents' and 
Teachers' Association. At this event sports are provided for all age groups 
from kindergarten to continuation. Thirty-two individual prizes are awardel 
and a school trophy to the class scoring the highest number of points. 



STEEL SCHOOL. 

The school teams were entered in the swimming meet, the volley ball 
league, the captain ball league and Penn relays. The school field day was 
held near the close of the term on the basis of a color contest. The con 
tests were those of every-day competition, and all classes from the third to 
the eighth grade participated. 

As a result of the class competition, organized on the Blue-Steel color 
liasis, the score at the end of the term was Steel, 166 points; Blue, 147 
points. A banner is awarded each term to the color scoring the highest 
number of points. 

The inter-class basket ball league, played during the winter, was won by 
7B1. The inter-class captain ball league was won by 8A. The inter-class 
goal ball league was won by 7B. The volley ball and captain ball teams were 
in second place in their respective leagues. The boys' swimming team scored 
sufficient points to give them sixth place. 

An innovation in elementary school work was the all-round championship. 
For a period of two weeks records were made for each child in the fifth to 
eighth grades in the following events : standing broad jump, overhead throw, 
free throw (in the lane), and 50-yards dash. First place scored 1 point: 
second place, 2 points, etc. After compilation of scores at the end of the 
practice period, the two boys and the two girls having the best score (the 
lowest number of points) in each class were allowed to enter the competition 
on the school field day. The events and scoring of ijoints were the same 
on this day as on the trials. The winners of the twenty-two boys and 
twenty-two girls were as follows : Boys — Everett Froberg, 6 % points ; Leon- 
ard Slack, 9% points. Girls — Virginia Snyder, 7 points; Blanche Wolfgang, 
8 points. 

Plans for the season of 1922-1923 embrace: (1) A larger athletic asso- 
ciation ; (2) mass athletics, a more comprehensive organization of inter-class 
and color competition ; (3) perpetual trophies for the all-round championship : 
(4) a monthly track and field color contest ; (5) a pageant showing some 
phase of physical education, at the close of the next term. 

STETSON SCHOOL. 

The sports at the Stetson School are run under an athletic association, 
called the Stetson Athletic Association. This association collects money 
which serves to buy balls, bats, suits, etc., and also pay the carfare to other 
schools and fields. All the schoid athletic teams, with the exception of 
soccer, have been coached by Mr. S))angler, the teacher of physical training. 
Mr Pickford, the school engineer, has coached the soccer team ever since 
the school was started and it still has to know of a soccer defeat, having won 
the soccer chanipionshii)s for the past five years. The track team won the 
citv cliampionship in 1'.»2n and \'.)2i . Roy Hergesheimer, William Wollaver. 
BiMiiamin Morton and Edward Irving were awarded medals and a banner was 
given to the Stetson School. In the Penn relays of 1922 the team came in 
fourth. When swimming t<'ams were organized the Stetson School boys 
swimming team won the city championship for 1921-1922. In 1921 the cap- 
tain ball team won the fall sectional championship. In 1922 it was second. 

TILGHMAN SCHOOL. 

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ami practise work for the efficiency tests. At the Funfield meet in May. 
Tilghman's four teams made a creditable showing. While not in the league 
iiiter-school games were successfully played with such teams as Claghorn. 
n idener and Stetson. During boys' week, athletics occupied a particularly 
pniminent part of the school programme. 



VAUGHAN-DICKINSON SCHOOL. 

•I'lay Day" is designed to exemplify the physical training exercises, games 
and folk dances which form a regular part of the course of instruction in 
Ithysical education in our schools. The Orange and Black color contests at 
play day form a combination of the regular games and contests played 
throughout the year. About one thousand pupils took part last season. 



WELSH-CALHOUN SCHOOL. 

Welsh-Calhoun has always taken an active part in school athletics, 
although handicaipped by the fact that its opponents in the district have had 
many more pupils from which to draw. The great number of silver trophies 
and banners furnish abundant proof of the prowess of Welsh-Calhoun ath- 
letes. 

The removal of the seventh and eighth grades to the junior high school has 
resulted in withdrawal from league competition. In place of these inter- 
school games, the scope of color contests within the school has been broad- 
ened. 

These inter-school competitions are conducted by Mr. Fischer. The boys 
and girls are divided according to the school colors into Purple and White 
teams and points are credited to these particular colors. The 1922 winners 
were : Potato race, purple ; dodge ball, purple ; special events, boys' week, 
Gold 7, Blue 6 ; marbles champion, William Holtzman, 4th grade. Prize win- 
ners Atliletic Day : Louis ITrumento, Thomas Santucci, Rocco Mazucca, 
Thomas Taylor, Leonard Pellagrino, Abraham Woodcnff. 



WHITTIER SCHOOL. 

A summary of the season's activities is appended : Captain ball (girls) — 
The fall team, after successfully coming through its league, met Sharswood 
for the chaniiiionship. Two games were played, the first a ' tie, the second 
won by Sharswood. The 1922 team turned the tables on Sharswood, how- 
ever, defeating them for the city title by the score of 32 — 19. Volley ball 
(boys) — In the fall and spring leagues the teams captured the championship 
of their leagues, only to lose in the semi-finals to the strong Curtin School, 
champions of the city. Base ball (boys) — After losing the two initial games 
the team came through with three successive victories. Soccer (Boys) — A 
very successful seascm. losing only one game, 2 — 1, and that to Robert Mor- 
ris, champions of the league. Efficiency Test — Whittier led the city in the 
efficiency test conducted by the physical training department, 1921-1922. 



JAMES WILSON SCHOOL. 

Second annual play afternoon was held June 9, 1922. On May 17, 1922. 
four teams competedin track events at McCoach Recreation Center (district 
meet), the boys' senior and the boys' junior teams winning. The girls' senior 
and girls' junior also competed. In intra-school athletic competition, each 
class is divided into teams : Crimson Boys. Crimson Girls, Gray Boys, Gray 
Girls. These compete in activities outlined in "course of study." Each team 
has its captain, who keeps the scores of the members of his or her team. In 
inter-school competition each class in Grades 6, 7 and 8 has two class teams, 
volley ball (boys) and end ball (girls). 

In the Wilson leagues are included senior and junior volley ball, senior and 
junior base ball, senior and junior end ball. Members of the champion team 
of each league are awarded the school letter. 



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INTERSCHOOL ATHLETIC COMPETITION. 

RULES OF SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE 
ON ATHLETICS. 



INTRODUCTION. 

Section 405 of the School Code of the State of Pennsylvania provides "that 
the Board shall adopt and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations as it 
may deem proper, regarding the management, control, or prohibition of 
exercises, athletics, or games of any kind, taken part in or played by 
any pupils as members of or in connection with any public school and regard- 
ing the organization, management, supervision, control, or prohibition of 
school publications, and of organizations or societies of the members of any 
class or school, and may provide for the suspension, dismissal, or other 
reasonable penalty in the case of any superintendent, teacher, appointee, 
employe, or pupil who violates any of such rules anfl regulations." 

To carry out the provisions of this section the following regulations have 
been adopted with the sanction of the Superintendent of Schools : 

1. All matters pertaining to the regulation, authorization and conduct of 
athletic sports, games or contests of any kind, played or taken part in by 
i^iy pupils as members of or in connection with any public school in this 
School District during any school year, shall be subejct to the specific regula- 
tions provided in these rules, and shall be under the further supervision, 
management and direction of the Public Schools Athletic League of Philadel- 
phia governed by a Supervisory Committee on Athletics 

2. The Supervisory Committee on Athletics shall be appointed annually in 
September as follows : 

(a) By the Superintendent of Schools : (b) By Principals of Higher Schools : 

Director of Physical Education. One representative from each of 

Chairman. the Boys' High Schools. 

Supervisor of Boys' Athletics. One representative from each of 

Supervisor of Girls' Athletics. the Girls' High Schools. 

F'our members of the Division One representative from each of 

of Physical Education. the Junior High Schools. 

Three Principals from Elemen- One representative from each of 

tary Schools. the Continuation Schools. 

Three teachers from Elemen- Two representatives (one man 

tary Schools. and one woman) from the 

Normal School. 

All members of this Committee must be employes of the Board of Educa- 
tion. 

o. The Supervising Committee on Athletics shall meet annually on the 
third Wednesday of June, at 2 P. M., in the office of the Director of Physical 
Education. 

4. In order to efliciently perform their duties the Supervisory Committee 
on Athletics shall be subdivided into four committees, and shall hold stated 
meetings as follows : 

Boys' High Schools Committee. 

Director of Physical Education, Chairman. 

Supervisor of Boys' Athletics. 

One representative from each of the Boys' High Schools and Normal School. 

Meets monthly on third Wednesday, at 9 A. M., in office of Director of 
Physical Education. 



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Girls' High Schools Cotnmittec. 
Director of Physical Education, ("hairniati. 
Supervisor of Girls' Athletics. 

One representative from each of the Girls' tlisli Schools and Normal Schools 
Meets monthly on the third Tuesday, at !) A. M.. in the office of Director 
of Physical Education. 

Junior High und (Jonliiiimtion Hrhoolx CoiiDnitter. 
Director of Physical Education, Chairman. 
Supervisor of Boys' Athletics. 
Supervisor of Girls' Athletics. 

One representative from each of the Junior Hiyh and Continuation Schools. 
Meets on third Tuesday of September, February and June, at 2 P.M., in 
office of Director of Physical Education. 

Elementary Hchools Committiv. 
Director of Physical Education, Chairman. 
Supervisor of Boys' Athletics. 
Supervisor of Girls' Athletics. 

Four members of the Division of Physical Education. 
Three Principals of Elementary Schools. 
Three Teachers of Elementary Schools. 

Meets on third Monday of September, February and June, at 2 P. M., in 
office of Director of Physical Education. 

5. It shall be the duty of the Supervisory Committee on Athletics to 
regulate and approve the number and nature of the contests or games arranged 
for or played under its jurisdiction, the various schedules for such contests 
or games, the eligibility of the participating officials and contestants or 
players, the length and character of the games or events, and the basis and 
mode of awarding honors to the participants. 

6. No athletic team composed of pupils in any public school or schools 
of this district, or in any capacity representing such school or schools, shall 
enter into or play any contest or game of any kind with any team of or from 
any organization or institution located outside of this School District unless 
the proposed arrangements for such contest or games shall meet the approval 
of a majority of the Committee and the Superintendent of Schools. Provided, 
No team shall be allowed to remain away from the city over night Avithout 
the approval and consent of the Supervisory Committee on Athletics. 

7. In order to be eligible to participate as an official, player or contestant 
in any game or contest under the jurisdiction of the Supervisory Committee 
on Athletics, a pupil in a public school in this district must maintain in 
school such standards in conduct and scholarship of a grade not lower than 
satisfactory and passing, as may be prescribed by the Committee ; and, pro- 
vided, further, That no pupil shall compete* in any athletic event whose physi- 
cal fitness so to do is not duly certified to the Committee. 

8. The direct control of competitive athletics in each school shall be 
vested in an authorized body, which authorized body in the case of any school 
having an incorporated alumni body may be its Committee on Athletics as 
now constituted, subject in each case to the rules laid down by the Board of 
Public Education and the above-named Committee, and approved by the 
Supervisory Committee on Afhletics and the Superintendent of Schools. 

HIGH AND NORMAL SCHOOLS. 

ARTICLE I. 

Control of Athletics in Senior High and Normal Schools. 

Section 1. The management of all inter-school athletics in the Senior High 
Schools and Normal Schools shall be under the control of : 

(a) The Boys' High School section of the Supervisory Committee on 
Athletics, which shall control the inter-school athletics for boys. It shall con- 
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Director of Physical Education, Chairman. 
Supervisor of Boys' Athletics. 

■'One representative from each of the Boys' High and Normal Schools. 
(♦Appointed annually in September by the principal of the school.) 
Reg-ular meetings of this Committee shall be held monthly on the third 
Wednesday at 9 A. M. (except July and August) in the office of the Director 
of Physical Education. 

(b) The Girls' High School section of the Supervisory Committee on 
Athletics, which shall control the inter-school athletics for girls. It shall 
consist of : 

Director of Physical Education. Chairman. 
Supervisor of Girls' Athletics. 

*One representative, from each of the Girls' High and Normal Schools. 
(♦Appointed annually in September by the principal of the school.) 
Regular meetings of this Committee shall be held monthly on the third 
Tuesday at 9 A. M. (except July and August) in the office of the Director of 
Physical Education. 

Sec. 2. In accordance with the principles of the Board of Education the 
Supervisory Committee holds the principal of the school responsilile for the 
conduct of the athletics of that school. 

Sec. 3. The direct control of athletics in each school may be delegated by 
the principal to an authorized body ; in the high and normal schools to any 
of the following bodies : 

(a) Faculty. 

(b) Facult.v and students. 

(c) Faculty, students and incorporated alumni. 

The selection of the authorized body governing athletics in each school 
shall be made by each school by whatever method best suited to its needs, 
such selection to be approved by the Supervisory Committee on Athletics and 
the Superintendent of Schools. 

Sec. 4. A member of the faculty of each school concerned must be present 
at each game or contest and must remain until the end of that game or con- 
test. Penalty : Forfeit to opponent. 

ARTICLE II. 

Management and Adjustment of High and Normal School Schedules. 

Section 1. The chairman of the Boys' and Girls' High School Committee 
shall appoint chairmen for the following approved sports : 

Girls' Activities. 

1. Base Ball. 

2. Basinet Ball. 

3. Captain Ball. 

4. Hockey. 

5. Soccer. 

6. Swimming. 

7. Tennis. 

8. Track and Field. 

9. Volley Ball. 



Sec. 2. All intersohool schedules must be presented to the committee at 
or before a regular meeting, for approval by the Supervisory Committee. 

Sec. 3. The committee on each sport shall arrange its own schedule, sub- 
ject to the approval of the Supervisory Committee. The "home" games of 
one season shall be the "away" games of the next season. 





Boys' Activitipx 


1. 


Base Ball. 


2. 


Basket Ball. 


3. 


Cross Country. 


4. 


Foot Ball. 


5. 


Golf. 


«. 


Hockey. 


7. 


Soccer. 


S. 


Swimming. 


9. 


Tennis. 


LO. 


Track and Field. 


LI. 


Gymnastics. 



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Sec. 4. No games are to be scheduled with teams other than those of 
the Public High Schools of Philadelphia and those schools on the approved 
list except with the permission of the Supervisory Committee. 

Sec. 5. No game may be schetluled with any school which will necessitate 
the return of the team later than midnight, except by special permission of 
the Supervisory Committee secured in advance. 

Sec. 6. In cast' two teams are tied for championship in any sport one 
contest shall be held to decide the championship. If such tie occur in 
foot ball there shall be an interval of at least one week between the last 
game played by either team and this deciding game. [See Art. IV, Sec. 2 (f).] 

Sec. 7. The Supervisory Committee Rules apply not only to competition 
between local high schools, but to all competition where public high school 
boys represent their school. 

ARTICLE III. 

,^pccial Rulings on Approved Sports. 

A. Boys' ActUntics. 

Note. — No team may continue, to play in any official league game (in any 
sport) unless a complete team be represented. 

Section 1. Base ball. 

(a) There shall be not more than three scheduled games per week. 

(b) There shall be not more than live out-of-town games per season. 

(c) Base ball may be played as a freshnmn sport. 
Sec. 2. Basket ball. 

(a) Schedule. Not more than live games may be played out of town. 
Not more than two scheduled games may be played in one week. The first 
and second league team games are to be played on the same afternoon, 
except when necessary the second team game may be played on another date. 

(b) Time. All league games shall start as near 3.30 as possible. The 
first half of the second team game shall be played first, then the first half 
of the first team game. The first team shall play twenty-minute halves. The 
second team shall play fifteen-minute halves. 

(c) Rules. The Collegiate Rules with the following amendments, shall 
govern the games : Two time-outs in each half shall be permitted except 
when, in the judgment of the referee, more are necessary. The time-outs 
shall be called when the ball is dead. The ball is dead only when in the 
hands of the referee. (The ball shall not be dead when out of bounds.) 
Penalty — Two fouls are called on the team whose player calls the time-out 
(providing the referee blows his whistle stoping the play). Officials should, 
in this case, use their judgment. If the time-out is called for injury and 
is legitimate the time-out is charged to the referee. A player may return 
to the game once, provided cause of his leaving was not disqualification. 

(d) Players. A second team player shall become a first team player 
immediately after he participates in a first team game. He may play with 
the second team again after having remained out of two successive league 
games. This rule becomes effective after the date set for the second league 
game. Each player shall wear the official uniform of his team. Each player 
must be numbered. 

(e) Officials. 

The referee shall be selected from the list of an Approve<l Board of 
Basket Ball officials. The assignment of referees for league contests shall 
be made by the chairman of the Basket Ball Committee. The referee shall 
report in writing to the chairman of the committee any conduct on the 
part of player, officials or other persons which, in his judgment, warrants 
action by this committee. 

The timekeeper. There shall be two timekeepers, one from each school. 
The timekeeper shall be furnished with a bell or gong. This bell or gong 
is to be sounded as follows : 

1. At the expiration of playing time. This signal ends the game. 

2. At the end of one minute of time-out. 

3. At the end of one minute forty-five seconds of time-out. 

4. At the expiration of two minutes of time-out. 



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The two timekeepers shall use one watch placed on a table or suitable 
place before them. 

The scorers. There shall be two scorers, one from each school. 

The scorers shall be furnished with a score-board (blacliboard or sheet 
of paper) not less than four feet square in full view of the players, officials 
and spectators. The score-board shall show a full record of the game, giving 
score, players, numbers, technical and personal fouls, etc. 

(f) Baslvet ball may be played as a freshman sport. 

Sec. 3. Cross-country. 

(a) There shall be only one race per week. 

(b) The longest race may be four miles and this shall be allowed only' 
once during a season. 

(c) The novice race shall be open only to those who have never won 
a place in races of one mile or over. Winning a place in a high school 
annual freshman meet or cross-country race, shall not be a bar to novice 
{•oinpetition. The novice distance shall be two short laps (about 2% miles). 

(d) The distance for the High School Championship Race shall be one 
long and one short lap, about 3% miles. 

(e) The distance for the Junior Championship Race shall be two laps, 
about 21^ miles. 

(f) Freshmen may compete in the Junior Cross-country race. 

(g) In cross-country races under the auspices of this committee scoring 
shall be made by counting the place of finish of each boy, five boys on each 
team to score. 

(,h) Cross-country races for freshmen are approved. 

Sec. i. Foot ball. 

(a) There shall be not more than nine games in a season nor more than 
one scheduled game per week. 

(b) The actual playing time shall be not more than fifty minutes and the 
intermission between halves shall be not less than ten minutes. 

(c) There shall be not more than two out-of-town games per season. 

(d) The list of foot ball officials made up by the Central Board shall be tlie 
liasis of selection of oflicials for the public high school games. 

( e) Foot ball may be played as a frcslunan sport. 

Sec. 5. Golf — approved. 

Sec. (i. Ice Hockey — approved. 

Sec. 7. Soccer. 

(a) There shall be not more than ten games per season nor more than two 
games per week. 

(b) Substitution of players may take place at any time provided the 
referee is notified. 

Soccer may be played as a freshman sport. 

Sec. 8. Swimming. 

(a) A lifeguard shall not be consideivd as a professional, 

lb) Plunge for distance approved. 

d') Freshmen shall be permitted to compete on the school teams in swim 
niing. 

Sec. 9. Tennis. 

(a) The tennis championship for the public high schools shall be deter- 
mined by the results of the league games played during the fall season. In 
calculating the standing of school teams, the number of points made by each 
team in each meet to be added, the sum to be the numlx-r of points made by the 
team during the season, and the championship to be awarded to that school 
having the highest number of points thus obtained. 

(b) The games shall be played in two (2) matches per week (Tuesdays 
and Thursdays), except when Thursdays shall interfere with foot ball games. 
In such cases the chairman of tennis shall arrange for another day. 

((•) Tennis may be played as a freshman #sport. 



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Sec. 10. Track and Field. 

(a) The following are tlie official public high school contests in track 
and field events : 

1. Public High School Outdoor Championship Meet. 

2. Public High School Junior Cross-country Championship Meot 

(about 21^ miles). 

3. Public High School Senior Class Cross-country Championship Meet 

(about 3% miles). 

4. Freshman Outdoor Championship Meet. 

5. Freshmen Cross-country (Championship Meet. 

(b) The following is the list of approved events for track and field meets : 

1. Runs up to one mile. 

2. High Jump. 

3. Broad Jump. 

4. Eight or Twelve-pound Shot Put. 

5. Hurdle Races (50 yards indoor high; 120 high, and 220 yards). 

6. Pole Vault. 

7. Javelin Throw. \ Not approved for meets held between Philadelphia 

8. Discus Throw, j public schools. 

(c) The order of events for the Annual Public High School Championship 
Meets shall be as follows : 

1. Running Broad Jump. (Boys entered in the Running Broad Jump 
and other events may take their three qualifying jumps before competing 
in the final running events and before the other jumpers compete.) 

2. 120-yard Hurdle (heats). 

3. 100-yard Dash (heats). 

4. 880-yard Run. 

5. 120-yard Hurdle (final). 

6. 100-yard Dash (final). , 

7. One Mile Run. 

8. 220-yard Low Hurdle (heats). 

9. 220-yard Dash (heats). 

10. 220-vard Dash (final). 

11. 220-yard Hurdle (final). 

12. 440-yard Run. 

Pole vault and shot put start at once, followed by high jump. 

(d) In any meet a boy may take part in not more than two running races. 
one of which "maj be the SSO-yard, or 1 mile. 

(e) A ten-minute rest shall be given before the 440-yard run. 

(f) Freshmen may compete in the Junior Middle States Meet. 

(g) In dual meets all events on the Supervisory Committee programme 
must be held. 

See. 11. Gymnastics — approved. 

B. OirW Activities, 
jfote. — No team may continue to play in any official league game (in any 
sport) unless a complete team be represented. 

Sec. 12. Base Ball. , ,.„ . , , 

(a) Indoor base ball shall be used (12 inches) o,. * .. 

(b) Base distances shall be 45 feet ; pitching distance 30 feet. 

(c) Official Rules— Spalding Base Ball Rules for Girls. 

Sec. 13. Basket Ball. 

(a) The three-court game shall be the official game. 

(b) Six players to a team. 

(c) Length of quarters shall be 10 minutes. v , , ... ,,..ivo« 
d) Two-minute rest between quarters, ten minutes l)H ween haues. 

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Sec. 14. Captain Ball. 

^a) Length of halves shall be 15 minutes. 

(b) Official Rules shall be those adopted by the Division of Physical 
Education. 

Sec. 15. Hockey. 

(a) Field Hockey — approved. 

(b) Ice Hockey — approved. 

(c) For Official Rules — Spalding Official Rules minimum size field. 
Sec. 16. Soccer. 

^a) Length of halves shall be 20 minutes. 

(b) Official Rules — Spalding's Official Soccer Rules for Girls. 

Sec. 17. Swimming — approved. 

Sec. 18. Tennis — approved. 

Sec. 19. Track and Field. 

(a) The Track and Field Championship for Girls' High Schools shall be 
held during the third week of May. 

(b) The following events are approved : 

1. 50-yard and 75-yard Dashes. 

2. Potato Race. 

3. Standing Broad Jump. 

4. Running Broad Jump. 

5. Running High Jump. 

0. Hop, Step and Jump (from a stand). 

7. Basket Ball Far-Throw. 

8. Base Ball Throw for Distance (12-inch indoor ball). 

9. Relay Races. 

II). Tug-of-War (10 on a team). 

Sec. 20. Volley Ball. 

(a) Time of halves shall be 15 minutes. 

(b) Nine players shall constitute a team. 

(c) Official Rules shall be those adopted by the Division of Physical 
lOiliication. 

ARTICLE IV. 
EUgihility of Players and Officials. 

Set-lion 1. A pupil shall not represent his school in an inter-school 
competitive uanie or contest unless he have the written consent of his parents 
and the cert iliciition of his physical fitness by a physician (form PEH 19, 
Athletic Registration Card). 

Sec. 2. In accordance with the regulations adopted by the Superintendent 
of Schools, the following rules are established : 

(,a) The schools shall obtain regular scholastic standings of those who 
are permitted to play on their teams. 

(b) A boy student shall be declared ineligible if his report shows a 
failure in subjects totaling more than eight (8) periods per week, providing 
MO student shall be declared ineligible for failure in only two (2) subjects. 

A girl student shall be declared ineligible if her report shows a failure in 
subjects totaling more than six ((i) periods per week. 

The eligibility shall become effective on the date set by the Superintendent 
of Schools for the distribution of reports. 

(c) A new student or a readmitted student shall not represent his school 
ill competitive athletics, until one month after date of admission and then 
only after receiving a satisfactory school report (as per Article IV, Section 
2b). This rule does not apply to students in the Philadelphia School System, 
who have been promoted or transferred in good standing. 

(d) No change in reports should be permitted for any reason whatever 
except clerical error, during the period of issuance between two regular 
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(e) A boy shall not be permitteil to represent his school in athletics after 
the close ot the term m which he becomes for the first time a bona fide 
member ot the "A" class in any high school. 

(f) 1" all sports, in case of a post season game to play off a tie for 
championship, or in a post season championship inter-league game, those 
pupils who were ineligible to participate in the last game, as originally sched- 
uler! shall be permitted to play in the post season game, provided in case of 
graduation the game be played within ten (10) days. 

Sec. 3. A high school student shall not represent his school in athletics 
after the limits as follows : 

(a) Freshman Teams. After his seventeenth birthday or for more than 
one year from the time he first enters a high school. 

Freshmen except those over seventeen years of age or who have been in 
school over one year are barred from the school teams (except in swimming) 

(b) School Team. After his twentieth birthday. 

(c) Normal Schools. No age limits. 

Sec. 4. (a) If a boy reaches the age limit on or before the date set as 
the official opening of the season for any given sport he may not play in any 
game in that sport during that season. 

(b) If a boy shall reach the age limit after the first day of the season 
in any sport he may compete until the close of the season in that sport. 

(c) The opening day of the season for the following sports shall be as 
follows : 

Boys — Oirls — 

September 8th — Tennis. October 1st — Volley Ball, Captain 

October 1st — Foot Ball, Soccer and Ball. 

Cross-country. October 15th — Hockey, Soccer. 

December Ist^Basket Ball, Hockey, December 1st — Swimming. 

Swimming and Gymnastics. February 1st — -Basket Ball. 

February 1st — Indoor Track. April 15th — Base Ball, Tennis, 

April 1st — Base Ball, Track, Ten- Track, 

nis and Golf. 

Sec. 5. Any boy competing in foot ball or basket ball may not play in any 
other sport during the season covered by these sports. A girl may compete 
in only one sport in a school year. 

Sec. 6. A pupil shall not represent his school on a day on which he has 
been absent from school. 

Sec. 7. In any game or contest in which any of the rules of the Super- 
visory Committee have been violated, that game shall be declared forfeited. 

(a) This forfeit shall be declared by the Supervisory Committee as soon 
as possible after the discovery of the violation. 

(b) In cases where the rules have been violated by both teams in a given 
game, the game shall be declared lost by each team. 

(c) Where contests are for individual events such as running, swimming, 
track and field events, etc., the name of the individual who is ineligible shall 
be crossed from the lists and that individual shall be considered as not 
competing. 

Sec. S. The age limit of twenty years does not apply to managers, but to 
players only. 

Sec. 9. A student shall not be captain or manager of more than one 
school team in one school year except with the consent of the Supervisory 
Committee. 

Sec. 10 (a) Any student may be prohibited from competition at the 
discretion of the principal or the authorized body of the school, if said com- 
petition be considered detrimental to the work, health or morality of the 
student or to the honor of the school or of the school system. 

(b) The report of the action of the school in all such cases shall be filed 
with the Supervisory Committee before the next game or contest in which 
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(c) In all cases where the eligibility of a boy is in question under the 
provisions of this rule, the team of which he is a member shall not take 
part in any other game or contest until a report of the decision of the school 
has been sent to the Supervisory Committee. 

Sec. 11. No person who is not a pupil of the public schools of Philadel- 
phia, or is not an employe of the Board of Education, shall be permitted to 
coach any team representing any school in this district. 

Sec. 12. Protests in regard to the playing of ineligible players and to 
other irregularities must be sent to the secretary of this committee in writing, 
and a duplicate sent to the school concerned. 

Sec. 13. The Supervisory Committee rules apply not only to competition 
between local high schools, but to all competition where boys of the public 
high schools represent their schools. 

Sec. 14. No high school student may play on any so-called all-scholastic 
team against outside teams, except by special permission from the Supervisory 
Committee received in advance and providing such team is coached and 
managed by an employe of the Board of Education. 

Sec. 15. Any championship interleague game shall be played by the cham- 
pionship team of the Public High Schools, and permission must be given in 
advance by the committee of that sport. The quorum for this purpose must 
consist of four shools. 

ARTICLE V. 
Miscellaneous Rules. 

Section 1. The chairman of the Boys' and Girls' High School Committee 
shall appoint one member of each committee as Secretary-Treasurer of that 
committee. 

Sec. 2. The Secretary shall be the official press representative of the 
committee. 

Sec. 3. No additions to the rules may be made until next meeting after 
the meeting at which they are first presented. A majority vote of the 
entire committee will then be necessary to add them to the rules. They must 
bo presented in typewritten form to the chairman of the Rules Committee 
before presentation at the meeting. 

Amendments may be made in the same way, except that a two-thirds vote 
be required. 

Sec. 4. Suspension of rules may he made at any meeting by a two-thirds 
vote of the entire committee. 

Sec. 5. The order of business at the meetings shall be : 

(a) Reading of minutes. 

(b) Reports of standing committees. 

(c) Reports of special committees. 

(d) Deferred business. 

(e) New business and communications. 

ARTICLE VI. 
Approved Schools and Meets for Competition. 
Section 1. Approved high schools : 

Abington High School Darby High School 

Beechwood P. T. School Episcopal Academy 

Bryn Athyn Academy Friends Central 

Camden High School Friends Select 

Catholic High School George School 

Cheltenham High School Germantown Academy 

Chester High School Germantown Friends 

Chestnut Hill Academy Girard College 

CoUingswood High School Glen Mills School 

Coatesville High School Haverford School 



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Laiisdale High School Perkiomen Seminary 

Lansdowne High School Radnor High School 

Lawrenceville School St. Luke's Academy 

Lower Merion High School St. Joseph's Academy 

Merchantville High School Swarthmore High School 

Merion High School Swarthmore Prep 

Moorestown High School Upper Darbv High School 

Nomstown High School Westtown Friends School 

Penn Charter Wilmington High School 

Penna. School Ship West Catholic High School 

P- I- D. Williamson School 

Sec. 2. Interscholastic meets held under the following colleges : 

(Track and Field and Swimming.) 

Princeton Swarthmore Haverford 

Pennsylvania Villa Nova 



JUNIOR HIGH AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS. 

ARTICLE I. 
Control of Athletics in Junior High and Continuation Schools. 
Section 1. The management of all inter-school athletics in the Junior 
High and Continuation Schools shall be under the control of the Junior High 
and Continuation Schools section of the Supervisory Committee on Athletics. 
Sec. 2. This Committee shall consist of : 
Director of Physical Education, Chairman. 
Supervisor of Boys' Athletics. 
Supervisor of Girls' Athletics. 
♦One representative from each of the Junior High and Continuation 
Schools. 
( 'Appointed annually in September by the principal of the school.) 
Sec. 3. Regular meetings of this Committee shall be held on the third 
Tuesday of September, February and June, at 2 P. M., in the office of the 
Director of Physical Education. 

Sec. 4. In accordance with the principles of the Board of Education the 
Supervisory Committee holds the principal of the school responsible for the 
conduct of the athletics of that school. 

Sec. 5. The direct control of athletics in each school may be delegated by 
the principal to either of the following bodies : 

(a) Faculty. 

(b) Faculty and students. 

The selection of the authorized body governing athletics in each school 
shall be made by each school by whatever method best suited to its needs, 
such selection to be approved by the Supervisory Committee on Athletics and 
the Superintendent of Schools. 

Sec. 6. A member of the faculty of each school concerned must be present 
at each game or contest and must remain until the end of that game or 
contest. Penalty : Forfeit to opponent. 

ARTICLE II. 
Management and Adjustment of Schedules. 
Section 1. The chairman of the Junior High and Continuation Schools 
Committee shall appoint chairmen for the following approved sports : 

1. Base Ball. fi. Swimming. 

2. Basket Ball. 7. Tennis. 

:?. Captain Ball. 8. Track and Field Sports. 

4. Hockey. !>■ Volley Ball. 

5. Soccer. 



142 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

Sec. 2. All inter-school schedules must be presented to the Committee at 
or before a regular meeting for approval by the Supervisory Committee. 

Sc. 3. The Committee on each sport shall arrange its own schedule, 
according to the rules. The "home" games of one season shall be the "away" 
games of the next season. 

Sec. 4. No games are to be scheduled with teams other than those of the 
Public Schools of Philadelphia, except with the permission of the Supervisory 
Committee. 

Sec. 5. In case two teams are tied for championship in any sport one 
contest shall be held to decide the championship. 

Sec. 6. The Supervisory Committee Rules apply not only to competition 
between local Junior High and Continuation Schools, but to all competition 
where public Junior High and Continuation School boys represent their school. 

ARTICLE III. 
Special Rulings on Approved Sports. 
Boys' and Girls' Activities. 
Note. — No team may continue to play in any official league game (in any 
sport), unless a complete team be represented. 
Section 1. Base Ball. 

(a) Not more than two games shall be played per week. 

(b) The oflBcial rules shall be those outlined in Spalding's Official Base 
Ball Guide. 

Sec. 2. Basket Ball. 

(a) Not more than two games shall be scheduled in one week. 

Rules. The Collegiate Rules, with the following 'amendments, shall govern 
the games : Two time-outs in each half shall be permitted, except when in the 
judgment of the referee more are necessary. The time-outs shall be called 
when the ball is dead. The ball is dead only when in the hands of the referee. 
(The ball shall not be dead when out of bounds.) Penalty : Two fouls are 
called on the team whose player calls the time-out (providing the referee 
blows his whistle stopping the play). Officials should, in this case, use their 
.iudgment. If the time-out is called for injury and is legitimate the time-out 
"is charged to the referee. A player may return to the game once, provided 
cause of his leaving was not disqualification. Time of halves shall be 15 
minutes. In the middle of each half a three (3) minute rest period shall be 
given. 

(b) Officials. The referee shall report in writing to the chairman of the 
Committee any conduct on the part of player, officials or other persons, which, 
in his judgment, warrants action by this Committee. 

There shall be two timekeepers, one from each school. The timekeeper 
shall be furnished with a bell or gong. The bell or gong is to be sounded as 
follows : 

1. At the expiration of playing time. This signal ends the game. 

2. At the end of one minute of time-out. 

3. At the end of one minute forty-five seconds of time-out. 

4. At the expiration of two minutes of time-out. 

5. At the middle of each half. 

The two timekeepers shall use one watch, placed on a table or suitable 
place before them. 

The scorers. There shall be two scorers, one from each school. 
Sec. 3. Captain Ball. 

(a) Length of halves shall be 15 minutes each. 

(b) The official rules shall be those adopted by the Division of Physical 
Education of the Philadelphia Public Schools. 

Sec. 4. Hockey. 

(a) Ice Hockey (approved). 

(b) Field Hockey (approved). 



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Sec. 5. Soccer. 

(a) There shall be not more than two games played per week. 

(b) Substitution may take place at any time provided the referee is 
notified. 

(c) Halves shall be not more than 20 minutes each. 

(d) The official rules shall be those adopted by the Division of Physical 
Education of the Philadelphia Public Schools. 

Sec. 6. Swimming. 

1. No contestant may enter more than two events. Relay counts one. 

2. Points will be awarded as follows : 

First place, 5 points. Second place, 4 points. Third place, 3 points. 
Fourth place, 2 points. Fifth place, 1 point. 

3. No plunge for distance. 
Sec. 7. Tennis (approved). 
Sec. 8. Track and Field Sports. 

(a) The following are the approved Public Junior High and Continuation 
School Contests in track and field events : 

1. Penn Relays. 

2. Public Junior High School Track and Field Championship Meei 
shall be held outdoors during the first week of June (one meet for boys 
and one for girls). 

(b) The following are a list of the approved Track and Field Events : 

1. High Jumps. 

2. Broad Jumps. 

3. Eight-pound Shotput. 

4. Basket Ball Far-Throw. 

5. Low Hurdle Races (120 yards, 5 hurdles). 

6. Potato Races. 

7. Runs up to 440 yards. 

8. Relay (not less than four on a team, each runner to run not more 
than 220 yards). 

9. Tug-of-War. 

(c) In any meet no pupil may take part in more than two running events. 
Relay counts as one. 

Sec. 9. Volley Ball. 

(a) Length of halves shall be fifteen (15) minutes each. 
(h) The official rules shall be those adopted by the Division of Physical 
Education of the Philadelphia Public Schools. 

ARTICLE IV. 
Eligibility of Players and Officials. 
Section 1. A pupil shall not represent his school in an inter-school com- 
petitive game or contest unless he have the written consent of his parents and 
the certification of his physical fitness by a physician (form PEH 19, Athletic 
Registration Card). 

Sec. 2. In accordance with the resolutions of the Board of May 14, 1912, 
the following rules are established : 

(a) The schools shall obtain regular scholastic standings of those who 
are permitted to play on their teams. 

(b) Falling below a grade equal to satisfactory in conduct and scholarship 
shall result in suspension from the team for the next succeeding report period. 

The eligibility shall become effective on the date set by the Superintendent 
of Schools for the distribution of reports. 

(c) A new student or a readmitted student shall not represent his school 
in competitive athletics until one month after date of admission, and then 
i>nly after receiving a satisfactory school report (as per Article IV, Section 
2b I. This rule does not apply to students in the Philadelphia School System 
who have been promoted or transferred in good standing. 



144 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRART. 

(d) No change in reports should be permitted for any reason whatever, 
except clerical error, during the period of issuance between two regular report 
periods. 

(e) In all sports, in case of a post-season game to play off a tie for 
championship, those pupils who were eligible to participate in the last game, 
as originally scheduled, shall be permitted to play in the post-season game. 

Sec. 3. A Junior High School or Continuation School student shall not 
represent his school in athletics after his seventeenth (17th) birthday. 

Sec. 4. (a) If a boy reaches the age limit on or before the date set as 
the official opening of the season for any given sport, he may not play In any 
game in that sport during that season. 

(b) If a boy shall reach the age limit after the first day of the season 
in any sport he may compete until the close of the season in that sport. 

(c) The opening day of the season for the following sports shall be as 
follows : 

September 15th — Tennis and Swimming. 

October 1st — Soccer, Volley Ball, Captain Ball. 

December 1st — Basket Ball and Hockey. 

February 1st — Indoor Track. 

April 15th — Base Ball, Track, Tennis, Captain Ball and Volley Ball. 

Sec. 5. A pupil may not represent his school in more than one sport at 
one time without the consent of the Supervisory Committee. 

Sec. 6. A pupil shall not represent his school on a day on which he has 
been absent from school. 

Sec. 7. In any game or contest in which any of the rules of the Super- 
visory Committee have been violated, that game shall be declared forfeited. 

(a) This forfeit shall be declared by the Supervisory Committee as soon 
as possible after the discovery of the violation. 

(b) In cases where the rules have been violated by both teams in a given 
game, the game shall be declared lost by each team. 

(c) Where contests are for individual events, such as running, swimming, 
track and field events, etc., the name of the individual who is ineligible shall 
be crossed from the lists and that individual shall be considered as not 
competing. 

Sec. 8. The age limit of seventeen year does not apply to managers, but 
to players only. 

Sec. 9. No person who is not a pupil of the public schools of Philadelphia, 
or is not an employe of the Board of Edvication, shall be permitted to coach 
any team representing any school in this district. 

Sec. 10. Protests in regard to the playing of ineligible players and to 
other irregularities must be sent to the Secretary of this Committee in writ- 
ing, and a duplicate sent to the school concerned. 

Sec. 11. The Supervisory Committee rules apply not only to competition 
between Junior High and Continuation Schools, but to all competition where 
boys of the Public Junior High and Continuation Schools represent their 
schools. 

ARTICLE V. 
Miscellaneous Rules. 

Section 1. The chairman of the Committee shall appoint one of its mem- 
bers as Secretary and Treasurer. 

Sec. 2. The Secretary shall be the official press representative of the 
Supervisory Committee. 

Sec. 3. No additions to the rules may be made until ne.\t meeting after 
the meeting at which they are first presented. A majority vot6 of the entire 
Committee will then be necessary to add them to the rules. They must be 
presented in typewritten form to the chairman of the Rules Committee before 
presentation at the meeting. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. I4-, 

Amendments may be made in the same way, except that a two-thirds vote 
be required. 

Sec. 4. Suspension of rules may be made at any meeting by a two-thirds 
vote of the entire Committee. 

Sec. 5. The order of business at the meetings shall be : 

(a) Reading of minutes. 

(b) Reports of standing committees. 

(c) Reports of special committees. 

(d) Deferred business. 

(e) New business and communications. 



ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. 

ARTICLE I. 

Control of Athletics in Elementary Schools. 

Section 1. The management of all inter-school athletics in the Elementary 
Schools shall be under the control of the Elementary Schools section of thr 
Supervisory Committee on Athletics. 

Sec. 2. This Committee shall be appointed annually in September by the 
Superintendent of Schools, and shall consist of : 

Director of Physical Education, Chairman. 
Supervisor of Boys' Athletics. 
Supervisor of Girls' Athletics. 

Pour members of Division of Physical Education. 
Three Principals of Elementary Schools. 
Three Teachers of Elementary Schools. 
Sec. 3. Regular meetings of this Committee shall be held on the third 
Monday of September. Felirn.xry and June, at 2 P. M., in the office of the 
Director of Physical Education. 

Sec. 4. The principal of each school shall appoint annually in September 
one member of the faculty as Athletic Representative of that school, to whom 
Jill official communications shall be sent. 

Sec. 5. In accordance with the pi-inciples of the Board of Education the 
Supervisory Committee holds the principal of the school responsible for the 
conduct of the athletics of that school. 

Sec. G. The direct control of athletics in each school may be delegated 
liy the principal to either of the following bodies : 

(a) Faculty. 

(b) Faculty and students. 

The selection of the authorized body governing athletics in each school 
shall be made by each school by whatever method best suited to its needs, such 
selection to be "approved by the Supervisory Committee on Athletics and the 
Superintendent of Schools. 

Sec. 7. A member of the faculty of each school concerned must be present 
a I each game or contest and must remain until the end of that game or 
lonlest. Penalty: Forfeit to opponent. 

ARTICLE II. 

Mauar/cmcnt and Adjdfttmcnt of Schedules. 
Section 1. The cbairninn of the Elementary Schools Committee shall pro- 
vide for the manageiu.'iil dC rlic following approved sports: 

1. Base Ball. •">• Soccer. 

2. Captain Ball. 6. Swimming. 

.3 Dodge Ball. 7. Track and Field Sports. 

4'. End Ball. 8- Volley Ball. 



146 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

Sec. 2. All iuter-school schedules must be presented to the Committee at 
er before a regular meeting of the Elementary Schools Committee for approval. 

Sec. 3. The Committee on Sports shall arrange its own schedule, accord- 
ing to the rules. The "home"' games of one season shall be the "away" games 
of the next season. 

Sec. 4. No games are to be scheduled with teams outside the Elementary 
Public Schools, except with the approval of this Committee. 

Sec. 5. There shall be no games played outside of Philadelphia. 

Sec. 6. In case two teams are tied for championship in any sport one con- 
test shall be held to decide the championship. 

Sec. 7. The Supervisory Committee rules apply not only to competition 
between local public schools, but to all competition where public Elementary 
School boys represent their school. 

' ARTICLE III. 
Special Rulings on Approved Sports. 
Boys' and Girls' Activities. 
Section 1. Base Ball. 

(a) There shall not be more than one game scheduled per week. 

(b) The official game shall be seven innings, except in case of a tie. 

(c) Official rules — Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide. 
Sec. 2. Captain Ball. 

(a) Length of game — Two halves of 15 minutes each, with at least 5 
minutes intermission. 

(b) There shall not be more than two games scheduled per week. 

(c) Official rules shall be those adopted by the Division of Physical 
Education. 

(d) Circular bases. 
Sec. 3. Dodge Ball. 

(a) Twelve members to a team. 

(b) Circles shall be 40 feet diameter for boys and girls. 

(c) Game shall consist of two halves of 5 minutes each. Match shall 
consist of best out of three games. 

(d) Official rules shall be those adopted by the Division of Physical 
Education. ' 

(e) There shall be not more than two scheduled matches per week. 
Sec. 4. End Ball. 

(a) Game shall consist of two halves of 15 minutes each. 

(b) Twelve players to a team. 

(c) There shall be not more than two scheduled matches per week. 

(d) Official rules shall be those adopted by the Division of Physical 
Education. 

Sec. 5. Soccer. 

(a) Halves shall not be more than twenty minutes each. 

(b) Substitution of players may be permitted at any time. 

(c) Official rules shall be those adopted by the Division of Physical 
Education. 

Sec. 6. Swimming. 

1. No contestant may enter more than two events. Relay counts one. 

2. Points will be awarded as follows : 

First place, 10 points. Second place, 7 points. Third place, 4 points, 
fourth place, 2 points. 

3. No plunge for distance. 

Sec. 7. Track and Field Sports. 
The following events are approved : 

1. Running Races up to 320 yds. 5. Potato Race. 

2. High Jump. 6. Hop, Step and Jump. 

3. Tug-of-War. 7 Basket Ball Far-Throw. 

4. Broad Jump. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 147 

Competition in Track and Field Sports is subject to the following regula 
tions : 

(a) Contestants may not enter more than two events. Relay or Tug-of- 
War count as one event. 

(b) Contestants shall be divided into two classes as follows: 
Junior — 4 feet 10 inches or less. 

Senior — over 4 feet 10 inches. 

(c) In indoor meets the time for each relay team shall be taken. 

(d) Scoring — Individual events and relay (four to a team) : 

First place, 5 points. Second place, 3 points. Third place, 2 points. 
Fourth place, 1 point. 
Where teams are composed of ten or more, such as Shuttle Relay and 
Tug-of-War, the scoring shall be as follows : 

First place, 10 points. Second place, 7 points. Third place, ,5 points. 
Fourth place, 3 points. 
Sec. S Volley Ball. 

(a) There shall not be more than two scheduled matches per week. 

(b) Length of game — Two halves of 15 minutes each, with at least five 
minutes' intermission. 

(c) Official rules shall be those adopted by the Division of Physical 
Education. 

ARTICLE IV. 

Eligibility. 

Section 1. A pupil shall not represent a school in an interschool compet- 
itive game or contest unless he have the written consent of his parents and 
the certification of his physical fitness by a physician. (Form PEH 19.) 

Sec. 2. In accordance with the resolutions of the Board of May 14, 1912. 
the following rule is established : 

(a) The schools shall obtain monthly standings of those who are per- 
mitted to play on their teams. 

(b) Falling below a grade equal to satisfactory in conduct and scholar- 
ship siiall result in suspension from the team for the ne.xt succeeding month. 

See. «. A competitor may not have failed more than once to be promoted 
in the present grade or section in which the said competitor belongs. 

Sec. 4. A competitor shall be a bona fide pupil of the school, which said 
c<impetitor represents, for not less than thirty days prior to the date of the 
contest or from the beginning of the term. 

Sec. 5. The opening date of the season for the following approved sports 
are : 

October 1st — Soccer. March 15th— Volley Ball. 

October 1st — Captain Ball. April 15th — Captain Ball. 

October 1st — Swimming. April 15th — Track. 

October 1st — End Ball. April 15th — End Ball. 

October 1st — Dodge Ball. April 15th — Dodge Ball. 

December 1st — Track. May 1st — Base Ball. 

Sec. 6. A competitor shall not have attained the age of sixteen years 
prior to the beginning of the playing season of that sport in which he or she 
intends to enter. If a competitor shall reach the age limit after the first day 
of the season in any sport he may compete in that sport until the close of the 
season. 

Sec. 7. A pupil shall not represent the school in more than one sport at 
one time without the consent of the Supervisory Committee. 

Sec. 8. A pupil shall not compete on the day he is absent from school. 

Sec. 9. If any member of a school team shall at any time participate 
in any meet, competitive game or contest without the sanction of the Super- 
visory Committee, he shall be debarred from the team. 



148 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

Sec. 10. Every game or contest in which a player or contestant has 
participated who has been ineligible according to the eligibility rules of this 
committee at the time of the game or contest shall be declared forfeited to 
the opponents or the next in rank in the case of track, field and swimming 
events. 

Sec. 11. A pupil shall not be captain or manager of more than one school 
team in one school year, except with the consent of the Supervisory Com- 
mittee. 

Sec. 12. Any pupil may be prohibited from competition at the discretion 
of the principal or by a majority vote of the authorized body in the school, 
if said competition be considered detrimental to the pupil's health, work or 
morality, or to the honor of the school or of the school system. 

Sec. 13. No person who is not a pupil in the public schools of Philadelphia 
or is not an employe of the Board of Education shall be permitted to coach 
any team representing any school in this district except with the aproval of 
the Supervisory Committee. 

Sec. 14. The eligibility of the player shall be certified to by the principal 
of the school. 

ARTICLE V. 
Miscellaneous Rules. 

Section 1. The chairman of the committee shall appoint one of its mem- 
bers as Secretary-Treasurer. 

Sec. 2. The Secretary shall be the official press representative of the 
Supervisory Committee. 

Sec. 3. No additions to the rules may be made until next meeting after 
the meeting at which they are first presented. A majority vote of the entire 
committee will then be necessary to add them to the rules. They must be 
presented in typewritten form to the chairman of the Rules Committee befort; 
presentation at the meeting. 

Amendments may be made in the same way, except that a two-thirds vote 
be required. 

Sec. 4. Suspension of rules may be made at any meeting by a two-thirds 
vote of the entire committee. 

Sec. 5. The order of business at the meetings shall be : 

(a) Reading of minutes. 

(b) Reports of standing committees. 

(c) Reports of special committees. 

(d) DefeiTed business. 

(e) New business and communications. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 149 

APPENDIX. 



INTERPRETATION OF ATHLETICS. 

1. Under the term "athletics" the vigorous, social fighting plays of youth 
are meant. 

2. Athletics are an essential phase of physical, social and moral education. 

3. Athletics, if not well organized, are lacking in educational eflSciency, 
and have many tendencies to evil. 

4. Athletics, as play, can be made more efficient, the evils lessened and 
values secured for all by meeting the play impulses of youth with efficient 
organization and direction. 

5. (a) The aim in the administration of athletics should be to build 
rational and wholesome play sentiments, habits and traditions among the 
pupils of the school ; to establish educational leadership ; to develop whole- 
some inter-group consciousness, and to build up public opinion in support of 
athletics organized for the physical benefit of the participants and the social 
and moral welfare of the members of" the group and institutions concerned, 
instead of primarily a public sjiectacle. 

(b) The value of inter-group athletics rests primarily upon the devel- 
opment of group consciousness, rather than on the promotion of health. 

(c) It must be the aim of every school to inaugurate administrative 
policies in the practical conduct of athletics that will develop and conserve 
these aims. 

0. Athletics for girls are particularly important in the schools, because, 
unlike boys, girls have not a strong inclination for competitive sports. With 
girls the love for athletic work must be encouraged. 

7. Girls are benefited physically by participation in athletics because 
muscular development along sane lines makes for improvement in health and 
prepares for motherhood. 

8. They are helped mentally, for athletics train judgment and will power, 
teach accuracy, alertness and quick reaction, and should broaden the mental 
grasp on all subjects. 

9. The moral advantages of athletics can hardly be overestimated. 
Loyalty, courage, honesty, group consciousness or team work, fair play, self- 
control and self-reliance and, in fact, all the social virtues come into play. 
Girls, particularly, need this kind of training. 

10. Interest in athletics provides girls as well as boys subjects for clean 
thought and conversation. 

AIMS OF SUPERVISION. 

>1. To make play and games agents for social and moral and mental 
and physical improvement of all concerned. 

2. To make self-control, self-reliance and fixed determination primary 
objects to be gained by the individual members of the groups in inter-group 
competition. 

3. To develop inter-group and inter-school contests with less regard for 
their public and spectacular features, and with more regard for their value 
in expressing inter-group and inter-school consciousness and spirit. 

4. To encourage the development of activities that shall reach the greatest 
possible number. 

5. To protect school sports from professional and commercial influences. 

6. To build up rational play sentiments, habits and traditions. 




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THE CODE OF A GOOD SPORT 



Thou shalt not quit. 

II 
Thou shalt not alibi. 

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IV 
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V 
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VI 
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VII 
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VIII 

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nor overestimate thyself. 

IX 

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What do I get for my money when I buy 
Spalding goods? 

Like the Rock of Gibraltar, it does not talk, 
yet it stands for much — ^permanence and de- 
pendability. 

The Spalding Trade Mark on any article of 
athletic equipment is a guarantee that the 
materials are the finest, the workmanship the 
best, the prices fair and the design as modern 
as nearly half a century of progressive develop- 
ment can make it. 

It says to you — Spalding's Athletic Goods are 
the best. There are no better made. 




^/t^k^ ^^^^^.r^ 



